# StartMalwareBackupScan

Scan backup data with antivirus software or YARA rules.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `StartMalwareBackupScan`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/startmalwarebackupscan

## Facts

- Tool: `StartMalwareBackupScan`
- Server: Veeam VBR v13 MCP Server (`kid-boy/veeam-mcp-13`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/kid-boy/veeam-mcp-13
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "StartMalwareBackupScan",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why StartMalwareBackupScan is rated High

This tool executes external operations (antivirus/YARA scanning) that can have significant side effects on system resources, generate alerts, or impact backup integrity verification. While not destructive itself, it initiates scanning processes that are triggered operations with external dependencies.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'StartMalwareBackupScan' and description 'Scan backup data with antivirus software or YARA rules' indicates it triggers external security operations (antivirus scanning, YARA rule evaluation) whose effects depend on configuration arguments and scan…"

## Use case

AI agents invoke StartMalwareBackupScan to trigger actions in Veeam VBR v13 MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Veeam VBR v13 MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "StartMalwareBackupScan": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "startmalwarebackupscan_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Veeam VBR v13 MCP Server (327)

- `clearAgentPolicyCache` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/clearagentpolicycache.md
- `DeleteBackup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletebackup.md
- `DeleteBackupObject` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletebackupobject.md
- `DeleteCloudCreds` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletecloudcreds.md
- `DeleteCloudCredsHelperApplianceAsync` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletecloudcredshelperapplianceasync.md
- `DeleteComputerRecoveryToken` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletecomputerrecoverytoken.md
- `DeleteCreds` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletecreds.md
- `DeleteDatastoreLatencySettings` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletedatastorelatencysettings.md
- `DeleteEncryptionPassword` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteencryptionpassword.md
- `DeleteEntraIDTenants` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteentraidtenants.md
- `DeleteGlobalVMExclusion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteglobalvmexclusion.md
- `DeleteJob` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletejob.md
- `DeleteKMSServer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletekmsserver.md
- `DeleteManagedServer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletemanagedserver.md
- `DeleteProtectionGroup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteprotectiongroup.md
- `DeleteProxy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteproxy.md
- `DeleteRepository` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleterepository.md
- `DeleteScaleOutRepository` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deletescaleoutrepository.md
- `DeleteUnstructuredDataServers` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteunstructureddataservers.md
- `DeleteUser` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/deleteuser.md
- `RemoveInstanceLicense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/removeinstancelicense.md
- `RemoveLicense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/removelicense.md
- `ResetAllBestPracticesComplianceStatuses` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/resetallbestpracticescompliancestatuses.md
- `ResetBestPracticesComplianceStatus` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/resetbestpracticescompliancestatus.md
- `RevokeCapacityLicense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/revokecapacitylicense.md
- `RevokeInstanceLicense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/revokeinstancelicense.md
- `RevokeSocketLicense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/revokesocketlicense.md
- `UninstallAgentFromDiscoveredEntities` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/uninstallagentfromdiscoveredentities.md
- `applyAgentPolicyConfiguration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/applyagentpolicyconfiguration.md
- `AzureInstantVMRecoveryMigrate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13/azureinstantvmrecoverymigrate.md
- …and 297 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13 · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/kid-boy-veeam-mcp-13