Use this guide to determine how well Microsoft Defender Antivirus protects you from viruses, malware, and potentially unwanted applications. Tip You can also visit the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint demo website at demo.wd.microsoft.com to confirm the following features are working and see how they work: Cloud-delivered protection Fast learning (including Block at first sight) Potentially unwanted application […]
You might already know that: Microsoft Defender Antivirus protects your Windows device from software threats, such as viruses, malware, and spyware. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is your complete, ongoing protection, built into Windows 10 and Windows 11, and ready to go. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is your next-generation protection. Office 365 includes antiphishing, antispam, and antimalware protection. With […]
Microsoft Defender Antivirus is the next-generation protection component of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (Microsoft Defender for Endpoint). Although you can use a non-Microsoft antivirus solution with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, there are advantages to using Microsoft Defender Antivirus together with Defender for Endpoint. Not only is Microsoft Defender Antivirus an excellent next-generation antivirus solution, but combined with […]
Microsoft Defender Antivirus is available in Windows 10 and Windows 11, and in versions of Windows Server. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is a major component of your next-generation protection in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. This protection brings together machine learning, big-data analysis, in-depth threat resistance research, and the Microsoft cloud infrastructure to protect devices (or endpoints) […]
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint includes next-generation protection to reinforce the security perimeter of your network. Next-generation protection was designed to catch all types of emerging threats. In addition to Microsoft Defender Antivirus, your next-generation protection services include the following capabilities: Behavior-based, heuristic, and real-time antivirus protection, which includes always-on scanning using file and process behavior […]
Is attack surface reduction (ASR) part of Windows? ASR was originally a feature of the suite of exploit guard features introduced as a major update to Microsoft Defender Antivirus, in Windows 10, version 1709. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is the native antimalware component of Windows. However, the full ASR feature-set is only available with a Windows […]
The implementation phase moves the ring from testing into functional state. Step 1: Transition ASR Rules from Audit to Block After all exclusions are determined while in audit mode, start setting some ASR rules to “block” mode, starting with the rule that has the fewest triggered events. See” Enable attack surface reduction rules. Review the reporting […]
Tip Want to experience Defender for Endpoint? Sign up for a free trial. Attack surface reduction rules (ASR rules) help prevent actions that malware often abuses to compromise devices and networks. Requirements Attack surface reduction features across Windows versions You can set attack surface reduction rules for devices that are running any of the following editions and […]
Begin your ASR rules deployment with ring 1. Step 1: Test ASR rules using Audit Begin the testing phase by turning on the ASR rules with the rules set to Audit, starting with your champion users or devices in ring 1. Typically, the recommendation is that you enable all the rules (in Audit) so that […]
This article provides information about attack reduction rules: Supported operating system versions Supported configuration management systems Per-rule-descriptions Rule descriptions GUIDs Configuration management system rule names Public preview: Supported operating systems Important Some information relates to prereleased product which may be substantially modified before it’s commercially released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect […]