Microsoft Defender, the anti-malware component of Microsoft Windows, has been equipped with a new protective feature called Tamper Protection, which should prevent malware from disabling it.
The feature will be rolled out to Windows 10 users and enabled by default for home users. Enterprise administrators will be able to enable it for endpoints via Intune (the Microsoft 365 Device Management portal).
About Tamper Protection
“Tamper protection prevents unwanted changes to security settings on devices. With this protection in place, customers can mitigate malware and threats that attempt to disable security protection features,” Microsoft explains.
When the feature is turned on, it prevents malware from disabling virus and threat protection, real-time and cloud-delivered protection, turning off behavior monitoring and removing security intelligence updates.
“Tamper Protection essentially locks Microsoft Defender and pr ..
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