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Note

In alignment with macOS evolution, we are preparing a Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac update that leverages system extensions instead of kernel extensions.

In the meantime, starting with macOS Catalina update 10.15.4, Apple introduced a user facing Legacy System Extension warning to signal applications that rely on kernel extensions.

If you have previously whitelisted the kernel extension as part of your remote deployment, that warning should not be presented to the end user. If you have not previously deployed a policy to whitelist the kernel extension, your users will be presented with the warning. To proactively silence the warning, you can still deploy a configuration to whitelist the kernel extension. Refer to the instructions in the JAMF-based deployment and Microsoft Intune-based deployment topics.

100.90.27

• You can now set an update channel for Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac that is different from the system-wide update channel
• New product icon
• Other user experience improvements
• Bug fixes

100.86.92

• Improvements around compatibility with Time Machine
• Addressed an issue where the product was sometimes not cleaning all files under /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Defender during uninstallation
• Reduced the CPU utilization of the product when Microsoft products are updated through Microsoft AutoUpdate
• Other performance improvements & bug fixes

100.86.91

Caution

To ensure the most complete protection for your macOS devices and in alignment with Apple stopping delivery of macOS native security updates to OS versions older than [current – 2], MDATP for Mac deployment and updates will no longer be supported on macOS Sierra [10.12]. MDATP for Mac updates and enhancements will be delivered to devices running versions Catalina [10.15], Mojave [10.14], and High Sierra [10.13].

If you already have MDATP for Mac deployed to your Sierra [10.12] devices, please upgrade to the latest macOS version to eliminate risks of losing protection.

• Performance improvements & bug fixes

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100.83.73

• Added more controls for IT administrators around management of exclusions, management of threat type settings, and disallowed threat actions
• When Full Disk Access is not enabled on the device, a warning is now displayed in the status menu
• Performance improvements & bug fixes

100.82.60

• Addressed an issue where the product fails to start following a definition update.

100.80.42

• Bug fixes

100.79.42

• Fixed an issue where Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac was sometimes interfering with Time Machine
• Added a new switch to the command-line utility for testing the connectivity with the backend service
• Added ability to view the full threat history in the user interface (can be accessed from the Protection history view)
• Performance improvements & bug fixes

100.72.15

• Bug fixes

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100.70.99

• Addressed an issue that impacts the ability of some users to upgrade to macOS Catalina when real-time protection is enabled. This sporadic issue was caused by Microsoft Defender ATP locking files within Catalina upgrade package while scanning them for threats, which led to failures in the upgrade sequence.

100.68.99

• Added the ability to configure the antivirus functionality to run in passive mode
• Performance improvements & bug fixes

100.65.28

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• Added support for macOS Catalina

  Caution

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  macOS 10.15 (Catalina) contains new security and privacy enhancements. Beginning with this version, by default, applications are not able to access certain locations on disk (such as Documents, Downloads, Desktop, etc.) without explicit consent. In the absence of this consent, Microsoft Defender ATP is not able to fully protect your device.

  The mechanism for granting this consent depends on how you deployed Microsoft Defender ATP:

  • For manual deployments, see the updated instructions in the Manual deployment topic.
  • For managed deployments, see the updated instructions in the JAMF-based deployment and Microsoft Intune-based deployment topics.

• Performance improvements & bug fixes