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Disable-MalwareFilterRule

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Disable-*

Disable malware filter rules in your organization.

Quick start script

# Disable-MalwareFilterRule — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-MalwareFilterRule
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Disable-MalwareFilterRule -Identity <RuleIdParameter> -WhatIf
Disable-MalwareFilterRule -Identity <RuleIdParameter>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-MalwareFilterRule
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

Disable-MalwareFilterRule [-Identity] <RuleIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (4)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	RuleIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the malware filter rule that you want to disable. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the rule. For example, you can use the name, GUID or distinguished name (DN) of the...
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-DomainController	Fqdn		This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

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