Team: Huntress Managed Endpoint Detection and Response EDR
Product: Third party antivirus
Environment: Huntress Managed Microsoft Defender
Summary: In order to use Huntress Managed Defender, only Microsoft Defender should be enabled. All other 3rd party AVs should be disabled.
If Managed Defender is enabled, does it impact the existing Antivirus product that we are using?
All Third-party Antivirus should be disabled and Microsoft Defender must be enabled. Having third-party AV installed will result in Microsoft Defender disabling itself. Huntress' Managed Microsoft Defender will not affect existing third-party AV configurations--if Defender is disabled, it will remain disabled.
Learn more about Microsoft Defender Antivirus compatibility with other security products.