Microsoft Defender For Mac

Posted : admin On 10.04.2020

If you have any feedback that you would like to share, submit it by opening Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac on your device and navigating to Help Send feedback. To get the latest features, including preview capabilities (such as endpoint detection and response for your Mac machines), configure your macOS machine running Microsoft Defender ATP to be an 'Insider' machine. Nov 08, 2017  Microsoft extends Windows Defender ATP across macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Microsoft is extending Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) across even more platforms. As part of a partnership with Bitdefender, Lookout, and Ziften, Windows Defender ATP will soon be able to detect threats across macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Microsoft windows defender free download - Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows Defender (64-bit), and many more programs.

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Applies to:

Collecting diagnostic information

If you can reproduce a problem, please increase the logging level, run the system for some time, and restore the logging level to the default.

  1. Increase logging level:

  2. Reproduce the problem

  3. Run sudo mdatp --diagnostic --create to backup Microsoft Defender ATP's logs. The files will be stored inside of a .zip archive. This command will also print out the file path to the backup after the operation succeeds.

  4. Restore logging level:

Logging installation issues

If an error occurs during installation, the installer will only report a general failure.

The detailed log will be saved to /Library/Logs/Microsoft/mdatp/install.log. If you experience issues during installation, send us this file so we can help diagnose the cause.

Uninstalling

There are several ways to uninstall Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac. Please note that while centrally managed uninstall is available on JAMF, it is not yet available for Microsoft Intune.

Interactive uninstallation

  • Open Finder > Applications. Right click on Microsoft Defender ATP > Move to Trash.

From the command line

  • sudo rm -rf '/Applications/Microsoft Defender ATP.app'
  • sudo rm -rf '/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Defender/'

Configuring from the command line

Important tasks, such as controlling product settings and triggering on-demand scans, can be done from the command line:

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GroupScenarioCommand
ConfigurationTurn on/off real-time protectionmdatp --config realTimeProtectionEnabled [true/false]
ConfigurationTurn on/off cloud protectionmdatp --config cloudEnabled [true/false]
ConfigurationTurn on/off product diagnosticsmdatp --config cloudDiagnosticEnabled [true/false]
ConfigurationTurn on/off automatic sample submissionmdatp --config cloudAutomaticSampleSubmission [true/false]
ConfigurationTurn on PUA protectionmdatp --threat --type-handling potentially_unwanted_application block
ConfigurationTurn off PUA protectionmdatp --threat --type-handling potentially_unwanted_application off
ConfigurationTurn on audit mode for PUA protectionmdatp --threat --type-handling potentially_unwanted_application audit
DiagnosticsChange the log levelmdatp --log-level [error/warning/info/verbose]
DiagnosticsGenerate diagnostic logsmdatp --diagnostic --create
HealthCheck the product's healthmdatp --health
ProtectionScan a pathmdatp --scan --path [path]
ProtectionDo a quick scanmdatp --scan --quick
ProtectionDo a full scanmdatp --scan --full
ProtectionCancel an ongoing on-demand scanmdatp --scan --cancel
ProtectionRequest a security intelligence updatemdatp --definition-update
EDRTurn on/off EDR preview for Macmdatp --edr --early-preview [true/false] OR mdatp --edr --earlyPreview [true/false] for versions earlier than 100.78.0
EDRAdd group tag to machine. EDR tags are used for managing machine groups. For more information, please visit https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/machine-groupsmdatp --edr --set-tag GROUP [name]
EDRRemove group tag from machinemdatp --edr --remove-tag [name]

Client Microsoft Defender ATP quarantine directory

/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Defender/quarantine/ contains the files quarantined by mdatp. The files are named after the threat trackingId. The current trackingIds is shown with mdatp --threat --list --pretty.

Microsoft Defender ATP portal information

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This blog provides detailed guidance on what to expect in Microsoft Defender ATP Security Center.

As part of a partnership with Bitdefender, Lookout, and Ziften, Windows Defender ATP will soon be able to detect threats across macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. For businesses that employ a number of different devices, this will help to consolidate the detection a response to security threats across their whole fleet.

'Windows Defender ATP provides security teams a single pane of glass for their endpoint security and now by collaborating with these partners, our customers can extend their ATP service to their entire install base,' Microsoft says.

Microsoft has accomplished this with new integrations with Bitdefender, Lookout, and Ziften. Once toggled on, Microsoft says, the Windows Defender ATP console will surface new events from on-boarded macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android devices. From Microsoft:

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  • Bitdefender's GravityZone Cloud enables customers to view comprehensive threat intelligence information on malware and suspicious files, such as threat type, threat category, and many other relevant details.
  • Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security gives customers real-time visibility into incidents on mobile devices and lets them respond quickly and effectively.
  • Ziften's Zenith systems and security operations platform helps customers to detect attacks and zero-day exploits, to uncover the full scope of a breach, and to quickly respond to contain attacks.

According to Microsoft, the Bitdefender integration is now available in public preview. Ziften and Lookout are expected to join the public preview program soon.

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Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10X and Surface Neo products may not be shipping in time for the holiday after all, according to a new report from ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley. This means that other Windows 10X devices from third-party manufactures also won't be launching at the end of this year like originally planned. Microsoft's dual-screen Windows 10X effort has been put on pause.