Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Other namesWindows Defender
Original author(s)Microsoft
Developer(s)Microsoft
Stable release
4.18.23110.3 / 5 December 2023 (2023-12-05)[1]
Operating system
PlatformWindows
PredecessorMicrosoft Security Essentials
TypeAntivirus software, personal firewall, parental control, intrusion prevention, email filtering and anti-phishing
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-defender-for-individuals Edit this on Wikidata

Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) is an antivirus software component of Microsoft Windows. It was first released as a downloadable free anti-spyware program for Windows XP and was shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7. It has evolved into a full antivirus program, replacing Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 8 or later versions.[3]

In March 2019, Microsoft announced Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac for business customers to protect their Mac[4] devices from attacks on a corporate network, and a year later, to expand protection for mobile devices, it announced Microsoft Defender ATP for Android[5] and iOS[6] devices, which incorporates Microsoft SmartScreen, a firewall, and malware scanning. The mobile version of Microsoft Defender also includes a feature to block access to corporate data if it detects a malicious app is installed.

  1. ^ "KB4052623". catalog.update.microsoft.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Minimum requirements for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint". Microsoft Learn. Microsoft. 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference digitalcit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Announcing Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac". TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  5. ^ "Announcing Microsoft Defender ATP for Android". TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  6. ^ "Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on iOS is generally available". TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2021-03-07.

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