Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2012-06-12

Use the Remove-MalwareFilterRecoveryItem cmdlet to remove messages from the malware filter recovery store.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.

Syntax


`Remove-MalwareFilterRecoveryItem -Identity <String> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]`

Examples

Example 1

This example removes the message named 5c695d7e-6642-4681-a4b0-9e7a86613cb7@contoso.com.frf from the malware filter recovery store.

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Remove-MalwareFilterRecoveryItem 5c695d7e-6642-4681-a4b0-9e7a86613cb7@contoso.com.frf

Example 2

This example removes all messages from the malware filter recovery store.

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Get-MalwareFilterRecoveryItem \| Remove-MalwareFilterRecoveryItem

Detailed Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Anti-malware" entry in the Anti-Spam and Anti-Malware Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Identity	Required	System.String	The Identity parameter specifies the message file in the malware filter recovery store you want to remove. By default, the malware filter recovery store is located at `%ExchangeInstallPath%TransportRoles\data\Filtering\Undeliverable`. Message files in the malware filter recovery store are named using the syntax <Message-ID>.frf. For example, valid input for this parameter is `5c695d7e-6642-4681-a4b0-9e7a86613cb7@contoso.com.frf`.
Confirm	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The Confirm switch can be used to suppress the confirmation prompt that appears by default when this cmdlet is run. To suppress the confirmation prompt, use the syntax `-Confirm:$False`. You must include a colon ( `:` ) in the syntax.
WhatIf	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.