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Reading Time: 3 minutesVeeam Threat Hunter is a new feature introduced in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3  that provides the speed of YARA scans and the breadth of malware detection of a classic antivirus. Note: this function is able to scan backups only for VMs with Windows guest OS and without any file or volume encryption at guest level (like Bitlocker). But how fast it is? In the Veeam Community somebody declares 3x-6x faster in testing depending on the contents being scanned when testing against Windows Defender.

Reading Time: 3 minutesMany customers are using backup tools to identify potential dormant threats in their environment and Veeam Backup & Replication adds a lot of malware detection methods starting with v 12. Whether through periodic manual spot-checks, continuous scheduled backup scans (for example with SureBackup), or alert-driven scans, risks can be uncovered without adding overhead to production environments while allowing for a fast response from security teams. However, one of the challenges with searching for threats is knowing what to look for.