An example non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprises instructions that when executed cause a processor of an electronic device to: in response to detecting a malware scan trigger associated with a file, determine a combined risk score associated with the file based on metadata of the file and a source of the malware scan trigger, where the source includes a file access interceptor, a file write observer, and a file indexer; determine a scan priority based on the combined risk score; and perform a malware scan on the file based on the scan priority.