Microsoft Defender: Security
Microsoft Defender: Security
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Microsoft Defender: Security

Online threats are relentless. This app arms you with control over your digital defenses.

Key Figures

Downloads

2.5M+

User Rating

4.7/5

Total Ratings

56.9K

Publisher

Microsoft Corporation

Category

Business

Locales

33

Latest Version

1.1.75270101

Size

143.5 MB

First Released

Nov 29, 2020
Features

Evaluating key protections for individuals and families in the digital landscape.

Analytical Review: Microsoft Defender's Core Security Capabilities

Identity Theft Restoration & Insurance

It offers users comprehensive support, including expert restoration assistance and significant insurance coverage up to USD1 million, to mitigate the financial and legal impact of identity theft.

Dark Web Monitoring

The app continuously scans the dark web for threats to users' personal identifying information, providing early alerts to potential identity compromise.

Credit Monitoring & Reporting

This tool provides timely alerts on credit activity and monthly credit reports, helping users detect and respond to potential credit fraud efficiently.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Microsoft Defender: Security

What is Microsoft Defender?

Microsoft Defender is an online security app for personal and work life. It provides an easy-to-use solution to help protect individuals and families from online threats, offering features like antivirus scanning and threat monitoring.

Does Microsoft Defender require a subscription?

Yes, Microsoft Defender for individuals requires a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription. For work or school use, a valid license or subscription from the organization is necessary.

What security features does Microsoft Defender offer?

Microsoft Defender offers antivirus scanning, threat monitoring, multidevice alerts, and expert guidance. It also provides anti-phishing protection and continuous scanning for harmful links to protect against malicious threats.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Microsoft Defender: Security - The app presents a personalized greeting and prominent recommendations for safeguarding family members' crucial information.

The app presents a personalized greeting and prominent recommendations for safeguarding family members' crucial information.

Family Protection Overview

Microsoft Defender: Security - This tool offers detailed credit monitoring, displaying the user's current credit score and providing critical alerts for new account activity.

This tool offers detailed credit monitoring, displaying the user's current credit score and providing critical alerts for new account activity.

Credit Threat Alerts

Microsoft Defender: Security - The app vigilantly monitors the dark web for compromised data across multiple family members, highlighting monitored items and critical data breach alerts.

The app vigilantly monitors the dark web for compromised data across multiple family members, highlighting monitored items and critical data breach alerts.

Dark Web Defense

Microsoft Defender: Security - This tool centralizes multi-device security management, displaying protection statuses across various family devices and indicating necessary actions.

This tool centralizes multi-device security management, displaying protection statuses across various family devices and indicating necessary actions.

Multi-Device Safeguard

Microsoft Defender: Security - This app delivers proactive threat alerts for compromised information on the dark web, presenting clear action buttons and an overview of other security features.

This app delivers proactive threat alerts for compromised information on the dark web, presenting clear action buttons and an overview of other security features.

Proactive Threat Response

Microsoft Defender: Security - This tool offers an advanced endpoint security dashboard, showcasing the "Device is protected" status and detailed web protection metrics.

This tool offers an advanced endpoint security dashboard, showcasing the "Device is protected" status and detailed web protection metrics.

Endpoint Security Dashboard

Description

Microsoft Defender is an online security app for your personal life[1]and work [2]. Use Microsoft Defender for individuals[1] at home and on the go to stay safer online. Defender is an easy-to-use app that helps keep you and your family one step ahead of threats. Microsoft Defender for individuals is available exclusively with a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription. All-in-one security app Protect your personal identity, and devices against malicious threats with antivirus scanning[3], threat monitoring[4], multidevice alerts, and expert guidance. Manage your security in one place ▪ Check the security status of your family’s devices and identity[5]. ▪ Get threat alerts, notifications, and recommended steps across your devices. ▪ Receive security tips and take recommended actions to improve your online security. Safeguard your family’s personal information ▪ Threats to your identity and personal identifying information[4] are continuously scanned on the dark web. ▪ Get credit monitoring with timely alerts and monthly credit reports.[6] ▪ Call an identity theft restoration expert anytime day or night if you need help. ▪ Get identity insurance coverage, up to USD1 million, to help cover legal and expert fees associated with restoration. Insurance coverage includes up to USD100,000 to recover lost funds.[7] Trusted device and data protection ▪ Anti-phishing protection for your and your family’s devices against new and existing threats [3]. ▪ Continuously scans for harmful links before you click on them to help protect you from malicious threats.   Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint[2] is an industry-leading, cloud-powered endpoint security solution that helps to secure against ransomware, file-less malware, and other sophisticated attacks across platforms. 1. Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription required. Sign in with your Microsoft account. App is currently not available in certain Microsoft 365 Personal or Family regions. 2. If you are a member of a business or organization, login with your work or school email. Your school or business is required to have a valid license or subscription. 3. Does not replace existing malware protection on iOS and Windows devices. 4. Feature is available in the United States and US territories. 5. A one-time parent or legal guardian verification is required to receive dark web threat alert details for children. If the organizer’s family member is under 13, consent is not required to create and/or monitor a child’s identity. Consent is required to create and/or monitor identity of family members over 13 years of age. 6. Feature available in the United States and US territories. Credit score is a single bureau VantageScore 3.0 provided by Experian®. The monthly credit report is provided by Experian® using single bureau data. For users under the age of 18 or those without a credit history, credit score not included. Family organizers will not have the ability to onboard, view, and receive alerts related to family member credit monitoring. Your device's primary display language must be set to English. 7. The identity theft insurance is underwritten and administered by American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, an Assurant company. Please refer to the actual policies for terms, conditions, and exclusions of coverage. Coverage may not be available in all jurisdictions. Review the Summary of Benefits: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/microsoft-365/summary-of-benefits-for-itm.

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