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Windows Defender ATP ExploitGuard + Safelinks Issue.
Hi all, ExploitGuard Network Protection, part of ATP, is currently attacking one node for Safelinks. Specifically 104.47.50.28. When you click a link in outlook that has been rewritten by Saf...
Deleted Just chiming in that I've seen identical behaviour in the past with certain EU nodes. After a while, it goes away. Then it's back weeks later without warning. Whack-a-mole!
The only workaround I've found during this condition is to reduce the Network Protection setting to Warn, which is obviously unsatisfactory.
So, I found the answer finally after arguing with Microsoft Support for a week.
You can report false ExploitGuard Network Protection blocks here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission/exploitguard/networkprotection
The tech I spoke with on the phone trying to get this resolved told us there's no way on our end to add exceptions for external sites, only internal. Hopefully they add that feature soon!