What AV products work in Azure? How do I scan Blob Storage for viruses?

Question

I allow users to upload data into blob storage.  

What are my options (locally installed on the host, or remote) to protect end users from viruses?

What AV products work (or don't work) with Azure?

Answer 1

Your best bet is to use an AV engine that supports scanning files from a command line. Any time a file is uploaded/modified, download the file to local storage, run the scan, and act on the result from the scanner.

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Answer 2

Hi,

You can also set your Blob Container permission and add ACS to protect you blobs without access by anonymous users.

http://acs.codeplex.com/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.windowsazure.storageclient.blobcontainerpermissions.aspx

Hope it can help you.

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Answer 3

Thanks Steve.

I just came across this SaaS model: https://www.virustotal.com/ ... are there any others that are in the Azure datacenter?  I don't want to pay for bandwith charges 

Answer 4

I have no idea. Probably not. ;) Neat service though.

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Answer 5

Perhaps you can vote your idea to this site as a sample request to Windwos Azure:

http://www.mygreatwindowsazureidea.com/forums/34192-windows-azure-feature-voting

Thanks

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