Microsoft Defender Antivirus security intelligence and product updates
Manage how Microsoft Defender Antivirus receives protection and product updates.
Security intelligence updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus and ...
Download the latest security intelligence updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) and other antimalware.
Schedule Microsoft Defender Antivirus protection updates - Microsoft ...
Oct 20, 2025 · Schedule the day, time, and interval for when protection updates should be downloaded
Endpoint Protection - Configuration Manager | Microsoft Learn
Oct 4, 2022 · When you join this service, the Endpoint Protection client or Microsoft Defender Antivirus downloads the latest definitions from the Malware Protection Center when unidentified malware is …
Manage the sources for Microsoft Defender Antivirus protection updates
Oct 21, 2019 · See Manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus updates and apply baselines article for an overview on how updates work, and how to configure other aspects of updates (such as scheduling …
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | Microsoft Security
How does Microsoft Defender for Endpoint deploy updates without impacting productivity? Microsoft has long invested in safe deployment practices and established a robust model in how we deliver …
Apply Microsoft Defender Antivirus protection updates to out of date ...
Oct 20, 2025 · Define when and how updates should be applied for out of date endpoints in Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
Description of Forefront endpoint security definition updates
The Microsoft Forefront endpoint security products listed in the Applies To section contain an antimalware agent that regularly download updates to the definition files it uses to identify viruses, …
How to manually download the latest antimalware definition updates …
This article describes how to manually download the latest antimalware definition updates for Microsoft Forefront Client Security, Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 and Microsoft System Center …
Apply Microsoft Defender Antivirus updates after certain events ...
Oct 20, 2025 · You can use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Security Settings Management, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Group Policy, PowerShell cmdlets, and WMI to force …