Install MS Antimalware for Azure on Azure Virtual Desktop Session Hosts | Exam AZ-140

Install MS Antimalware for Azure on Session Hosts

Question

Your organization has an Azure Virtual Desktop host pool.

You have been asked to install MS Antimalware for Azure on the session hosts.

How would you accomplish the requirement?

Answers

Explanations

Click on the arrows to vote for the correct answer

A. B. C. D.

Correct Answer: B

Microsoft Antimalware is not by default installed in the VMs platform and is available as an additional/optional feature through Visual Studio and Azure portal Virtual Machine configuration under Security Extensions.

Option A is incorrect.

Activating Windows 10 security features using a Group Policy Object (GPO) won't help in installing MS Antimalware.

Option B is correct.

You need to add a security extension for every session host to install the MS Antimalware.

Option C is incorrect.

Installing a Windows feature won't help in meeting the requirements.

Option D is incorrect.

Configuration of the RDP Properties for the host pool won't help you meet the requirements.

Reference:

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To install Microsoft Antimalware for Azure on Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com) and navigate to the Azure Virtual Desktop host pool.
  2. In the left-hand menu, select "Session hosts".
  3. Select the session host on which you want to install Microsoft Antimalware for Azure.
  4. Click on "Extensions" in the session host blade that appears.
  5. Click on the "+ Add" button to add a new extension.
  6. In the "Choose an extension" blade, search for "Microsoft Antimalware for Azure" and select it.
  7. In the "Microsoft Antimalware for Azure" blade that appears, click "Create" to begin the installation process.
  8. Configure the settings for the extension as required, such as the scan schedule and exclusion lists.
  9. Repeat steps 3-8 for each session host on which you want to install Microsoft Antimalware for Azure.

Option A, "Activate Windows 10 security features using a Group Policy Object (GPO)", is not directly related to installing Microsoft Antimalware for Azure and is therefore not a valid answer.

Option B, "Add an extension for each session host", is the correct answer and is described above.

Option C, "Install a Windows feature by signing-in to each session host", is not the recommended method for installing Microsoft Antimalware for Azure as it would be time-consuming and inefficient to install the extension manually on each session host.

Option D, "For the host pool, configure the RDP Properties", is also not directly related to installing Microsoft Antimalware for Azure and is therefore not a valid answer.