13 questions with Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Office 365 tags

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Cómo puedo desactivar el antivirus de mi pc?

Me gustaría desactivar el antivirus de mi pc, pero me sale un error de "página no disponible El administrador de TI ha limitado el acceso a algunas áreas de esta aplicación y el elemento al que intentas acceder no está disponible. Comunícate con el…

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asked 2025-07-17T23:42:22.9033333+00:00
Neus Miranda 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft Clear

"Clear" popped as an app on my PC. What is it and what does it do? What will happen if I uninstall it?

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asked 2025-07-11T13:25:27.6433333+00:00
Edward Jordan 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-11T13:53:05.4533333+00:00
quietman7 MVP Alumni 5 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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computer locked up

My computer was locked by Microsoft because says IP address used to visit website network and identity theft virus. Wants me to call 833-417-3538. I don't know if this is legit. Says call microsoft support - do not restart computer or shut down.

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asked 2025-06-06T15:48:10.0966667+00:00
doris hartman 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-08T21:34:33.22+00:00
quietman7 MVP Alumni 5 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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how to cancel training assigned by an attack simulation?

how do I cancel or remove training assigned to a user by an attack simulation?

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asked 2025-07-07T01:57:49.8166667+00:00
Ian Hughes 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-08T03:52:00.3033333+00:00
Ian Hughes 5 Reputation points
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ESET Detections | Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection

Hi, our Anti-virus solutions are picking up that a script being generated from Windows Defender ATP contains a malware, is this a legitimate script being generated from Windows Defender or not? This is being triggered on multiple devices Below is the…

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asked 2025-06-27T12:09:40.4633333+00:00
Finwe von Plato | Acunam 30 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-03T06:15:11.0366667+00:00
Finwe von Plato | Acunam 30 Reputation points
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Unable to login on security.microsoft.com

Hello, Although I have an e-mail address of my college, I receive this error when I try to login on security.microsoft.com: "User account 'e****.t****@unibuc.de' is a personal Microsoft account. Personal Microsoft accounts are not supported for…

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asked 2025-06-18T15:47:24.7166667+00:00
emilia matache 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-06-19T12:59:58.7733333+00:00
Catherine Kyalo 2,090 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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False Positives on Attack Simulation Training - Drive By URL

Defender is reporting that users clicked on the link on an Attack Simulation. Several users are claiming they did not click on the payload link and still the defender assigned the phishing training to all of the users in our organization, Delivery…

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asked 2025-06-18T02:13:39.2466667+00:00
Dipen Soni 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-06-19T10:40:19.62+00:00
Catherine Kyalo 2,090 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Are there Microsoft 365 Defender API capabilities to download SharePoint quarantined files in a zipped and password-protected format?

I’m currently working on automating the collection of SharePoint or OneDrive files from Microsoft Defender. When downloading files manually through the UI, I noticed there's an option to create a password-protected ZIP file. I'm trying to achieve the…

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asked 2025-05-29T22:38:03.4566667+00:00
Joe 0 Reputation points
accepted 2025-06-12T18:43:57.7033333+00:00
Joe 0 Reputation points
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Clarifying MDE and Windows Defender Interactions in Azure

Hi, If defender for server is enabled and which installed an packages on Azure servers, will it reactivate Windows Defender, even if Windows Defender has been explicitly uninstalled ? 2a. What is the purpose of the PowerShell script located at: …

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asked 2025-05-28T14:04:20.8966667+00:00
$@chin 200 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-06-03T18:00:37.4266667+00:00
$@chin 200 Reputation points
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Activity Alerts | Login Notification specific accounts

In the past i create a e-mail login notification for the use of the Breaking glass account, now the alerts policy are deprecated. (MC1006620 - Retirement of Alerts Policy cmdlets in Microsoft Purview Audit) How can i configure without the activity…

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asked 2025-05-26T12:58:14.97+00:00
Alex 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-03T07:28:23.8133333+00:00
Catherine Kyalo 2,090 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Attack Simulator Drive-By URL Link not Leading to Custom Landing Page

I designed a landing page on the attach simulation. However, when I launch the attack, a pop up window appears as below: How to remove it?

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asked 2025-06-02T07:07:19.16+00:00
bariah sa 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-03T07:09:48.4+00:00
Catherine Kyalo 2,090 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Moving from Mimecast to Defender

Hello there, I'm planning to move away the email security from Mimecast to Microsoft defender for Office 365, but I am a little confused with the Licenses I should use - I think I have mixture of E5 suite and F3+F5 security licenses. I believe both…

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asked 2025-05-30T13:58:05.9966667+00:00
Aravind Gopalakrishna 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-03T06:04:31.2133333+00:00
Catherine Kyalo 2,090 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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How to Set Up a Pilot Group for Defender O365 Testing

What steps are needed to configure a pilot group in Office 365 Defender so that emails are delivered directly to this group of users without being processed by the third-party email gateway, especially when MX records are pointing to the gateway?

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asked 2025-05-25T14:00:42.5533333+00:00
Rizwan Assad 341 Reputation points
accepted 2025-05-28T13:06:23.3133333+00:00
Rizwan Assad 341 Reputation points