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You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide: Defender Exclusions | Huntress
Windows Defender AntiVirus includes exclusion functionality that allows certain files, folders, and processes to skip malware scans. Adversaries can exploit these exclusions to hide malicious code from detection. Understanding these mechanisms is important for defenders to prevent their own security tools from being weaponized against their infrastructure.
Why it matters: Security teams using Windows Defender need to audit and restrict AntiVirus exclusions to prevent attackers from leveraging them as a persistence or evasion mechanism on defended systems.
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You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide: Defender Exclusions | Huntress
Windows Defender AntiVirus includes exclusion functionality that allows certain files, folders, and processes to skip malware scans. Adversaries can exploit these exclusions to hide malicious code from detection. Understanding these mechanisms is important for defenders to prevent their own security tools from being weaponized against their infrastructure.
Why it matters: Security teams using Windows Defender need to audit and restrict AntiVirus exclusions to prevent attackers from leveraging them as a persistence or evasion mechanism on defended systems.
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- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker