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EICAR file is not blocked by Defender for Endpoint on Linux
Hello, we are testing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux Ubuntu devices. I successfully onboarded machine, it is visible in Defender portal and I am able to generate incident using test https...
Hi djolenole!
I checked with the team, and looks like EICAR changed the URL a while back. The correct one is already in our documentation.
AV detection test for verifying device's onboarding and reporting services | Microsoft Learn
We will update our instruction within the portal to reflect the new URL.
Thanks for pointing this out to us!
Heike
HeikeRitter
Microsoft
MicrosoftHi djolenole!
I checked with the team, and looks like EICAR changed the URL a while back. The correct one is already in our documentation.
AV detection test for verifying device's onboarding and reporting services | Microsoft Learn
We will update our instruction within the portal to reflect the new URL.
Thanks for pointing this out to us!
Heike
- Ok, thanks! I found a solution; I copied the text from the Eicar file and saved it as a new .txt file. After that the file was immediately detected 🙂
Thank you anyway!
