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Managed Antivirus FAQ/Troubleshooting

  • Am I required to use Microsoft Defender? What if I use another AV?
  • Can I enforce managed AV across specific customers? 
  • Can I use Managed AV (Microsoft Defender) alongside my current AV?
  • Does Huntress Managed AV monitor 3rd Party AVs (other than Microsoft Defender)? 
  • Exclusions showing as Non-Compliant
  • How do I remove Managed AV Host-level exclusions?
  • How to reset Microsoft Defender to Defaults
  • If Managed AV is enabled, does it impact the existing Antivirus product that we are using?
  • Is Huntress Managed AV a custom Antivirus from Huntress?
  • Managed AV - Can I force an update? How do I know if my Microsoft Defender is up-to-date?
  • Managed AV - Can I schedule Full Scans?
  • Managed AV - Can I set scan schedules? 
  • Managed AV - What is an Incident Report?
  • Managed AV - Where do the "Signature" versions come from?
  • Time delay in Managed Antivirus Email Notification
  • Transition to Huntress Managed AV: "Other AV"
  • What Windows Server versions does Managed AV support?
  • When I enforce the policy, are you force enabling Defender?
  • Why is my host show as Unhealthy due to outdated definitions?
  • Will Huntress be offering any remediation assistance for things found by Microsoft Defender?
  • Will Managed AV expose the alerts from Windows Defender through the Huntress interface?
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