No idea what caused the developers to take this step.
The help does not show the command anymore and when using the option an error is reported. I just read at Bleeping Computer that Microsoft has removed this feature in the Antimalware Client Version. In early September 2020, I addressed the issue in the blog post Security concerns about Microsoft Defender download feature. This is a nice feature for malware authors to download their malicious functions.
However, this download feature caused more headaches than enthusiasm among security experts. Microsoft had described the whole thing in this support article in mid-August 2020. You can use the command:Ĭ:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\.9-0\MpCmdRun.exe -DownloadFile -url -path Īs administrator to download any file with Windows Defender. Microsoft had given Defender a way to download arbitrary files. The most recent installer that can be downloaded is 872 KB in size. This free program was originally created by Microsoft.
The most popular versions among Windows Defender users are 1593, 6.2 and 6.1. Defender Download-Feature, that's what we are talking aboutįor those blog readers who have not followed it closely, a few short sentences. Our built-in antivirus scanned this download and rated it as virus free.
