Today, Microsoft announced the general availability of a new Microsoft Defender antivirus feature named Tamper Protection.
This new feature works by blocking malware from disabling Microsoft Defender (formerly Windows Defender) features behind the user’s back.
According to Microsoft, with Tamper Protection, malicious apps won’t be able to:
- Disable virus and threat protection
- Disable real-time protection
- Turn off behavior monitoring
- Disable Defender’s antivirus components (such as IOfficeAntivirus (IOAV))
- Disable cloud-delivered protection
- Remove security intelligence updates
