VMware vDefend Distributed Malware Prevention is a highly comprehensive feature set that operates at the hypervisor level (via Guest Introspection).
Detection and Prevention: It can be configured in "Detect Only" mode for visibility, but it fully supports "Prevention" mode to actively block malicious file writes/transfers.
OS Support: Because it leverages a thin agent/introspection architecture, it provides native support for protecting both Windows and Linux virtual machines.
NDR Integration: Every time the Malware Prevention engine detects a suspicious file, extracts a hash, or performs local static analysis, it automatically forwards this threat event telemetry up to the Network Detection and Response (NDR) engine for cross-correlation.
Therefore, "All of the above" accurately describes its capabilities.
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