diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/specify-cloud-protection-level-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/specify-cloud-protection-level-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md index c6a20d3a13..25d828f792 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/specify-cloud-protection-level-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/specify-cloud-protection-level-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md @@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ See [How to create and deploy antimalware policies: Cloud-protection service](ht 5. Expand the tree to **Windows components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus > MpEngine**. 6. Double-click the **Select cloud protection level** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Select the level of protection: - - **Default Microsoft Defender Antivirus blocking level** provides strong detection without increasing the risk of detecting legitimate files. + - **Default blocking level** provides strong detection without increasing the risk of detecting legitimate files. + - **Moderate blocking level** provides moderate only for high confidence detections - **High blocking level** applies a strong level of detection while optimizing client performance (greater chance of false positives). - **High + blocking level** applies additional protection measures (may impact client performance and increase risk of false positives). - **Zero tolerance blocking level** blocks all unknown executables.