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Why Huntress Trusts Microsoft Defender Antivirus | Huntress

2023-08-01 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

5 predictions
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
92%
"s where the huntress soc and our team of experts come in. combining our edr telemetry, av detections, event logs and skilled analysis, we work to weed out false positives and only bring items to your attention that require direct action. ultimately, there are several ways we coul…"
T1518.001Security Software Discovery
85%
"the defender naming convention. challenges one of the main challenges with deciding to switch to defender is its reputation from the early days that it was ineffective and didn ’ t perform well. those early days were full of learning opportunities, and microsoft took that feedbac…"
T1526Cloud Service Discovery
41%
"some of defender ’ s more advanced features. so, instead of leaving you with a call - to - action of simply dumping your current av and moving to defender, i ’ ll put a list of resources that have been really helpful for us and hopefully will help you in your research or implemen…"
T1518.001Security Software Discovery
39%
"know that one of the components of our edr offering is our managed microsoft defender feature. we combine defender ' s powerful platform with a team of analysts reviewing detections in real time. our offering includes multi - tenancy and visibility into other third - party av sta…"
T1564.004NTFS File Attributes
31%
"why huntress trusts microsoft defender antivirus | huntress choosing the right antivirus ( av ) tool can be a real headache. with so many options available, how do you know which one is the right fit for you? you ’ ve seen the ads, you ’ ve heard the debates around which av or ed…"

Summary

Is it worth switching to Microsoft Defender Antivirus? Spoiler alert: We think yes! Explore why Defender is a solid AV solution.