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Configuring Defender Exploit Guard network protection

Wolfgang Sommergut Tue, Nov 1 2022 antivirus, defender, security 0

One of the features of Defender Exploit Guard is network protection. It blocks communication with dangerous domains or IP...

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Manage Windows Defender Firewall with Intune

Kostas Tzouvaras Mon, Oct 10 2022 antivirus, firewalls, security 0

For a home user, it's easy to manage the Windows Firewall. However, if you have more than 50 devices...

Windows 11 2022 Group Policy settings to secure RPCs to the print spooler

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Security baseline for Windows 11 2022: New recommended settings for printing, Defender, NetBIOS, and VBS

Wolfgang Sommergut Mon, Oct 3 2022 active directory, antivirus, group policy, windows 1

Together with the release of Windows 11 2022, Microsoft published the corresponding security baseline. It recommends activating a whole...

Assign actions to the severity level threat

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Configuring Defender Antivirus: Exclusions, real-time protection, scans, and remediations

Wolfgang Sommergut Mon, Sep 26 2022 antivirus, defender, security 0

On most PCs, Defender Antivirus runs with the default settings. However, Microsoft offers admins many options to customize the...

Specify the order of the update sources for the virus definitions via PowerShell

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Microsoft Defender: Control updates for malware signatures using Group Policy or PowerShell

Wolfgang Sommergut Thu, Sep 15 2022 antivirus, defender, group policy, security 0

Obtaining effective protection by virus scanners requires that they always use the latest definitions. Therefore, Microsoft Defender is not...

Entries for exploit protection in the event log

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Configure Defender exploit protection using PowerShell and Group Policy

Wolfgang Sommergut Mon, Aug 29 2022 antivirus, defender, security 1

Under the term exploit protection, Microsoft brings together several technologies intended to protect against malware attacks. Among them are...

Create Endpoint security antivirus policies

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Manage Defender Antivirus using Intune

Brandon Lee Fri, Aug 19 2022 antivirus, defender, security 0

Defender Antivirus is Microsoft's built-in antivirus, available in Windows 10/11 and Windows Server. You can manage this security component...

Define ASR exclusions via group policies

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Configure attack surface reduction in Microsoft Defender using Group Policy or PowerShell

Wolfgang Sommergut Mon, Aug 15 2022 antivirus, defender, group policy, security 2

In addition to the virus scanner, Microsoft Defender offers other security functions. These include the reduction of the attack...

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Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC): Secure Windows 10 / 11 against malicious apps and rogue drivers with recommended WDAC block rules

Brandon Lee Wed, Jul 6 2022 antivirus, defender, security, windows 2

Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) allows controlling which applications and drivers can run in Windows. Microsoft provides a recommended...

Workflow of the Microsoft Defender for Business configuration wizard

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Setting up Microsoft Defender for Business with a simplified configuration

Brandon Lee Thu, Jun 2 2022 antivirus, defender, security 2

One of the problems with enterprise security is that it has typically been challenging to configure. However, Microsoft Defender...

The Defender dashboard shows incidents relating to tamper protection

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Turn on Windows 10 Tamper Protection for Microsoft Defender

Wolfgang Sommergut Mon, Apr 4 2022 antivirus, defender, security 3

When hackers gain access to a computer, one of their first goals is to disable the system's security mechanisms....

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Using the Windows Defender PowerShell cmdlets

Dan Franciscus Thu, May 11 2017 antivirus, defender, powershell, security 2

There are several ways to manage and configure Windows Defender, such as via the System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM),...

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Uninstall tamper-protected Sophos Antivirus with PowerShell

Jason Coltrin Wed, Jun 22 2016 antivirus, powershell, powershell scripts, security 20

The Sophos Antivirus Endpoint tamper protection feature prevents even administrators from uninstalling the product. In this post, you will...

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System Center Configuration Manager 2016 TP3

Joseph Moody Fri, Sep 11 2015 antivirus, sccm, system center, systems management 0

SCCM 2016 TP3 is now publically available. This technical preview provides cluster support, full Windows 10 application compatibility, and...

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Install antivirus on a Hyper-V host?

Kyle Beckman Thu, Mar 12 2015 antivirus, hyper‑v, security 1

In an IT landscape where antivirus is usually a security compliance requirement on Windows Servers and client endpoints, should...

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Stopping CryptoLocker and other ransomware

Joseph Moody Wed, Mar 26 2014 antivirus, security 8

Ransomware can lock away your documents and kill a business. Learn how to prevent CryptoLocker and related malware with...

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Windows XP end of life – Dealing with malware

Kyle Beckman Thu, Mar 20 2014 antivirus, security 0

In this part of our Windows XP end of life series, I’ll discuss how you can continue to protect...

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Process Explorer 16 now with VirusTotal integration

Michael Pietroforte Mon, Feb 3 2014 antivirus, processes, security 0

Microsoft’s free Process Explorer is one of those utilities that every admin should have in his tool box. The...

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VMware vShield Endpoint

Jim Jones Fri, Mar 29 2013 antivirus, security, virtualization, vmware 0

VMware vShield Endpoints’ purpose is to provide anti-virus services for your virtual machines, but at the host level, relieving...

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Raffle: GFI MailEssentials – Exchange security software – Part 2

Timothy Warner Wed, Aug 1 2012 antivirus, exchange 0

In this blog post we continue our review of GFI MailEssentials, this time focusing on the basic operation of...