Windows 10: Windows Defender does it scan archives?

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    Windows Defender does it scan archives?


    Does Windows 10's Windows Defender scan archives by default ? I cannot find anything under options for "Archives specifically" so i assume its either on and can't be turned off, or it doesn't scan archives at all

    *.zip, *.rar, *.7z etc.. and compressed images .iso

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    dssds1, Sep 11, 2020
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