Powers every malware check on the backup server. For instance, it compares the guest file indexes of successive restore points to spot dubious files, mass deletions or renamed extensions.
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Terms in this definition
- backup server
The Windows or Linux machine running Veeam Backup & Replication, which manages and coordinates jobs, schedules and resources and keeps global settings. When first installed it also takes on the default proxy and repository roles.
- RESTORE
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Related terms
- RIDX file
During a backup, inline scan on the backup proxy creates one of these ransomware indexes per disk. The Veeam Data Analyzer Service checks the newest against its predecessor to spot encryption and flag objects as Suspicious.
- SuspiciousFiles.xml
A regularly refreshed list, shaped by Veeam Cyber Threat Intelligence, of file names and extensions often linked to malware. The Veeam Data Analyzer Service matches it against guest file system indexing data and looks for a newer version daily.