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The service, called "Microsoft Antimalware for Azure Cloud Services and Virtual Machines," can be set up though the Azure Preview Portal, Visual Studio or via PowerShell commands. There's also a white paper ( PDF) available that describes configuration and installation details. This "general availability" release, described here, arrived with a bunch of Microsoft cloud announcements this week as part of Microsoft's TechEd Europe event. The single-agent solution, which protects Microsoft's cloud-based services from viruses and malware, is based on Microsoft Security Essentials, System Center Endpoint Protection and Forefront Endpoint Protection, among other technologies. Microsoft released a new antimalware solution for its various Azure services, including Virtual Machines, this week.
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