You have a Microsoft 365 subscription. You need to be notified if users receive email containing a file that has a virus. What should you do?

The correct answer is D. From the Security & Compliance admin center, create an alert policy. Create alert policy > Category: Threat management > Activity: "Office 365 detected malware in an email message before or after it was delivered." https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/securitycompliance/alert-policies

Submitted by jordan8· Apr 18, 2026Manage security and threats by using Microsoft Defender XDR

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AFrom the Exchange admin center, create an in-place eDiscovery & hold.
BFrom the Security & Compliance admin center, create a safe attachments policy.
CFrom the Security & Compliance admin center, create a data loss prevention (DLP) policy.
DFrom the Security & Compliance admin center, create an alert policy.

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A
21% (9)
B
5% (2)
C
9% (4)
D
65% (28)

Explanation

Create alert policy > Category: Threat management > Activity: "Office 365 detected malware in an email message before or after it was delivered." https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/securitycompliance/alert-policies

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#Alert policies#Email threat detection#Malware scanning#Exchange Online

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