How to get rid of Microsoft Viva mail?

Jānis Šmits 1

Hi! Is there company wide way to fully block viva-noreply@microsoft.com? Blocking it at antispam polcies under http://security.microsoft.com doesn't seem to be working.
I have already blacklisted microsoft.com domain and added to that email as spam policy, but it still drops in mailboxes...

Saki 1 Reputation point

2021-12-14T10:42:45.593+00:00

You may block it by setting up a transport rule like blocking sender: viva-noreply@microsoft.com.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/security-and-compliance/mail-flow-rules/mail-flow-rules

And it's not a good idea blocking all *.microsoft.com domain, you may miss something important.

This could be helpful:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/insights/personal/briefing/be-faqs
Oliver Biggs 1 Reputation point

2022-08-15T07:51:17.247+00:00

From your second link (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/insights/personal/briefing/be-faqs#how-does-the-briefing-email-show-up-in-outlook);

How does the Briefing email show up in Outlook?
The Briefing email is not a standard email. It's system-generated and does not go through the standard email delivery process. Instead, it's inserted directly into your Outlook inbox by Microsoft Viva. Briefing emails can't be managed by email rules or transport rules.

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Xzsssss 8,886 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-12-15T00:33:50.783+00:00

Hi @Jānis Šmits ,

Agree with Saki, it's also an idea to use the transport rules to block viva emails.
A simple way to do this is to open your M365 Admin Center and navigate to Settings > Org settings, there will be the option: Briefing email from Microsoft Viva, you could disable it:
https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/Settings/Services/:/Settings/L1/BriefingEmail

Best regards,
Lou

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Xzsssss 8,886 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-12-21T06:23:54.52+00:00

Hi @Jānis Šmits ,

Do the suggestions above help? If the issue has been resolved, please click “Accept as answer” to mark the helpful reply as an answer, this will make answer searching in the forum easier and be beneficial to other community members as well.

If you are still stuck in this issue, please feel free to post your questions.

Regards,
Lou

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[IT] Efraim Wolpin 1 Reputation point

2022-12-04T09:44:31.753+00:00

I turned off this option in our organization, but we are still getting viva emails.
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Bjarte Nekstad Maroni 0 Reputation points

2023-01-13T07:59:23.4066667+00:00

Here in Norway these Viva mails has been an issue in the media. The trade Unions are now preparing a case towards Microsoft to stop the scam.
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