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MS Defender for MAC OS do not generate alert when I download malware
Hello!
I have the latest version MS Defender for Endpoint (MAC OS) with the last update. First I try to download any malware from test malware repos (like https://objective-see.org/malware.html). But when extracting files from the archive, Defender does not generate any alerts. Why?
But if I made a scan folder with MS Defender after extracting, MS Defender alerts work OK.
My setting is:
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- From my understanding, if real-time protection is turned on, files are scanned before they are accessed and executed. The scanning scope includes all files, including files on mounted removable media, such as USB drives. Can you check if the real time protection is On?
- yes, you can see reltime protection settings from my previous screenshot.
