# StartMalwareScanConfiguration


Contains information about the configuration to be used for the malware scan.

## Contents


 ** role **   <a name="guardduty-Type-StartMalwareScanConfiguration-role"></a>
Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role that is used for scanning the resource.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 200.  
Required: Yes

 ** incrementalScanDetails **   <a name="guardduty-Type-StartMalwareScanConfiguration-incrementalScanDetails"></a>
Contains information about the incremental scan configuration. When specified, the scan will only process changes since the baseline resource.  
Type: [IncrementalScanDetails](API_IncrementalScanDetails.md) object  
Required: No

 ** recoveryPoint **   <a name="guardduty-Type-StartMalwareScanConfiguration-recoveryPoint"></a>
Contains information about the recovery point configuration for the requested scan.  
Type: [RecoveryPoint](API_RecoveryPoint.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/guardduty-2017-11-28/StartMalwareScanConfiguration) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/guardduty-2017-11-28/StartMalwareScanConfiguration) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/guardduty-2017-11-28/StartMalwareScanConfiguration)