Microsoft Defender: Antivirus

Microsoft Defender is a unified online security app for your work and personal life. Now available in the United States, Microsoft Defender for individuals provides online security for your personal life. For work, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint helps organizations around the world stay more secure.

Based on how you log into the app—with your work^[1] or personal account^[2] —you will have access to features for Microsoft Defender for individuals or to features for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Microsoft Defender for individuals
Easily manage your online security with an industry-leading antivirus app - Microsoft Defender.^[2] You and your family can stay safer and enjoy greater peace of mind with real-time notifications, security tips, and recommended steps that help keep you ahead of hackers and scammers.

Use one app for your online security
• A centralized view to manage and monitor your online security status
• See all your devices in one place
• Easily add or remove devices

Safeguard your data and devices
• Malware protection for you and your family
• Continuous antivirus scans for any harmful apps already on your phone and computer, as well as new apps
• Control what is scanned by identifying trusted apps and files that you consider safe

Stay ahead of hackers and scammers
• Stay up to date about changes to your security status with real-time alerts
• Get recommended actions for greater data, computer, and phone protection
• Security tips inform you about how to keep you safer online

^[2]If you are an individual, please login with your personal Microsoft account. If you don’t have a personal Microsoft account, you can create one for free at https://account.microsoft.com/account/. 

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an industry-leading, cloud-powered endpoint security solution that helps to secure against ransomware, file-less malware, and other sophisticated attacks across platforms. Our comprehensive solution helps to rapidly stop attacks, scale your security resources, and evolve your defenses.

Rapidly stop threats
Gain the upper hand against sophisticated threats like ransomware, fileless attacks, and nation state threats.

Scale your security
Put time back in the hands of defenders to prioritize risks and elevate your security posture.

Evolve your defenses
Advance beyond endpoint silos and mature your security based on a foundation for XDR and Zero Trust.

^[1]If you are a member of a business or organization, you need to login with your company email when you install Microsoft Defender on your devices. Commercial features of this app require a ME3, ME5, MDE P1, or MDE P2 license, or an MDB (preview license). If you are not sure about your company’s subscription or the services you have access to, contact your IT department.