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[Sushubh]

Microsoft Defender: Antivirus - Apps on Google Play

Always on online protection, proactively detects and blocks threats

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This app is not a free app and is for business/enterprise users only who have a valid Microsoft 365 E5 license assigned to them. Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) helps enterprise users stay protected from cyber security threats such as malicious apps, dangerous web sites that may try to steal information from them. It is also a platform that allows Security Operations teams to prevent, detect and investigate cyber security incidents in the enterprise.

 

[Sushubh]

Widespread malware campaign seeks to silently inject ads into search results, affects multiple browsers | Microsoft Security Blog

A persistent malware campaign has been actively distributing Adrozek, an evolved browser modifier malware at scale since at least May 2020. At its peak in August, the threat was observed on over 30,000 devices every day. The malware is designed to inject ads into search engine results pages and...

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[Navjot Singh]

Windows 11 Defender to get a massive overhaul with Android, iOS, macOS support

Although people still use third-party antivirus software, it’s hard to complain about the built-in Defender antivirus. Windows Defender is a perfect antivirus suite for your personal desktop and it generally doesn’t disrupt the user experience. It works well and it’s also one of the top-rated...

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The cross-platform project is codenamed “Gibraltar” and it will be a free version of Microsoft Defender for Windows 11, Android, iOS and macOS. Non-Windows devices already have Microsoft Defender support, but it’s currently limited to enterprise customers only. On the other hand, Microsoft Defender Gibraltar will be available for everyone.

At the moment, a release date is not available, but we believe that it will land on Windows 11 and Android in a few months.

 

[manu1991]

iOS and MacOS seem like a weird market to target. Why would they want to install a Microsoft antivirus in the first place. Maybe enterprise customers if Microsoft can spin some convincing BS

 

[Navjot Singh]

Enterprise customers are already using it for 2 years: Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection | Apps

I think it's a part of the Office 365 package.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Microsoft Defender Preview is now available for Windows and Android

A preview version of the Microsoft Defender antivirus is now available for Windows and Android devices in the United States,

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If you’re interested and you live in the United States, you can download Microsoft Defender Preview for Windows on the Microsoft Store, and for Android on the Google Play Store. The Windows app will install in regions outside the US, but it won’t allow you to login, at least for now.

 

[Sushubh]

Making the world a safer place with Microsoft Defender for individuals | Microsoft Security Blog

Microsoft Defender for individuals helps people keep their families safer online with simplified cybersecurity and cross-platform online protection.

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[Sushubh]

Buggy Microsoft Defender ASR rule deletes Windows app shortcuts

Microsoft has addressed a false positive triggered by a buggy Microsoft Defender ASR rule that would delete application shortcuts from the desktop, the Start menu, and the taskbar and, in some cases, render existing shortcuts unusable as they couldn't be used to launch the linked apps.

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