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Resources for Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac

Applies to:

• Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP) for Mac

Collecting diagnostic information

If you can reproduce a problem, please increase the logging level, run the system for some time, and restore the logging level to the default.

1. Increase logging level:

   $ mdatp --log-level verbose
   Creating connection to daemon
   Connection established
   Operation succeeded
   

2. Reproduce the problem

3. Run sudo mdatp --diagnostic --create to backup Microsoft Defender ATP's logs. The files will be stored inside of a .zip archive. This command will also print out the file path to the backup after the operation succeeds.

   $ sudo mdatp --diagnostic --create
   Creating connection to daemon
   Connection established
   

4. Restore logging level:

   $ mdatp --log-level info
   Creating connection to daemon
   Connection established
   Operation succeeded
   

Logging installation issues

If an error occurs during installation, the installer will only report a general failure.

The detailed log will be saved to /Library/Logs/Microsoft/mdatp/install.log. If you experience issues during installation, send us this file so we can help diagnose the cause.

Uninstalling

There are several ways to uninstall Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac. Please note that while centrally managed uninstall is available on JAMF, it is not yet available for Microsoft Intune.

Interactive uninstallation

• Open Finder > Applications. Right click on Microsoft Defender ATP > Move to Trash.

From the command line

• sudo rm -rf '/Applications/Microsoft Defender ATP.app'

Configuring from the command line

Important tasks, such as controlling product settings and triggering on-demand scans, can be done from the command line:

Group	Scenario	Command
Configuration	Turn on/off real-time protection	mdatp --config realTimeProtectionEnabled [true/false]
Configuration	Turn on/off cloud protection	mdatp --config cloudEnabled [true/false]
Configuration	Turn on/off product diagnostics	mdatp --config cloudDiagnosticEnabled [true/false]
Configuration	Turn on/off automatic sample submission	mdatp --config cloudAutomaticSampleSubmission [true/false]
Configuration	Turn on PUA protection	mdatp --threat --type-handling potentially_unwanted_application block
Configuration	Turn off PUA protection	mdatp --threat --type-handling potentially_unwanted_application off
Configuration	Turn on audit mode for PUA protection	mdatp --threat --type-handling potentially_unwanted_application audit
Diagnostics	Change the log level	mdatp --log-level [error/warning/info/verbose]
Diagnostics	Generate diagnostic logs	mdatp --diagnostic --create
Health	Check the product's health	mdatp --health
Protection	Scan a path	mdatp --scan --path [path]
Protection	Do a quick scan	mdatp --scan --quick
Protection	Do a full scan	mdatp --scan --full
Protection	Cancel an ongoing on-demand scan	mdatp --scan --cancel
Protection	Request a security intelligence update	mdatp --definition-update
EDR	Turn on/off EDR preview for Mac	mdatp --edr --early-preview [true/false]
EDR	Add group tag to machine. EDR tags are used for managing machine groups. For more information, please visit https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/machine-groups	mdatp --edr --set-tag GROUP [name]
EDR	Remove group tag from machine	mdatp --edr --remove-tag [name]

Microsoft Defender ATP portal information

In the Microsoft Defender ATP portal, you'll see two categories of information.

Antivirus alerts, including:

• Severity
• Scan type
• Device information (hostname, machine identifier, tenant identifier, app version, and OS type)
• File information (name, path, size, and hash)
• Threat information (name, type, and state)

Device information, including:

• Machine identifier
• Tenant identifier
• App version
• Hostname
• OS type
• OS version
• Computer model
• Processor architecture
• Whether the device is a virtual machine

Note

Certain device information might be subject to upcoming releases. To send us feedback, use the Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac app and select Help > Send feedback on your device. Optionally, use the Feedback button in the Microsoft Defender Security Center.