Microsoft Defender ATP Released for Some Linux Versions

Microsoft continues its work to open up to Linux users. Software giant for Linux Microsoft Defender ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) has now officially released its antivirus for Windows to all Linux users.

Microsoft offers in Windows 10 May 2020 update Windows Subsystem for Linux With it enabled Linux to run on Windows. The new version that comes with the update has a Linux kernel and offers the most popular distributions, including Ubuntu, to Windows users. The company has now made antivirus software available for open source operating system users.

Microsoft Defender ATP comes to Linux server versions

Microsoft Defender ATP stream for Linux supports a total of six different server distributions, including the following. The security software offers a full command line experience on the Linux client, but installing Microsoft Defender ATP Microsoft Defender ATP for servers It is stated that it requires a license.

Microsoft said in a statement: “Microsoft Defender is among ATP's natively supported platforms. LinuxAdding is an important moment for all our customers. It makes Microsoft Defender Security Center an option to monitor and manage the security of all desktop and server platforms common in enterprise environments (Windows, Windows Server, macOS, and Linux).” he said.

Distributions supported by Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux

• RHEL 7.2+
• CentOS Linux 7.2 and above
• Ubuntu 16 LTS or higher LTS
• SLES 12+
• Debian 9+
• Oracle Linux 7.2