MC399488 – Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux and MacOS – Mandatory Update to ‘Required’ URLs List (archived)

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Defender, Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft 365 Defender

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Linux, Mac, World tenant

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Admin impact

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MC427157

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We recently announced the general availability and gradual roll-out of our enhanced anti-malware engine for Linux and macOS.

Note: If your organization is not using Linux or macOS you can safely disregard this message.
[When this will happen:]
Starting July 31, 2022, access to certain Microsoft URLs will be *required* to ensure uninterrupted cloud-delivered protection on your Linux and macOS systems behind a proxy.

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2022-07-12

updated:
2022-08-27

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2022-08-27MC prepareTo ensure Microsoft Defender Antivirus cloud-delivered protection works correctly, your security/IT team must configure your network/proxy/internet settings to allow connections between your endpoints and certain Microsoft URLs. To support the new Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux and macOS anti-malware engine enhancements, you must allow-list within the proxy ecosystem in your environment the following URL endpoints:
go.microsoft.com
definitionupdates.microsoft.com
https://www.microsoft.com/security/encyclopedia/adlpackages.aspx
*.wdcp.microsoft.com
*.wd.microsoft.com
Additional information is available in our documentation and also on our blog.
Version Requirements: Minimum version requirements to enable a smooth transition:
The minimum Microsoft Defender for Endpoint version number must be 101.62.64 [Feb 2022 build]
Soon after migration begins, versions older than 101.62.64 will stop getting protection updates
Note: Additionally, to support definitions storage in non-standard locations (outside of /var) for definition updates please ensure that you are at version 101.71.18.
https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/configure-proxy-internet?view=o365-worldwide#enable-access-to-microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-service-urls-in-the-proxy-server
To ensure Microsoft Defender Antivirus cloud-delivered protection works correctly, your security/IT team must configure your network/proxy/internet settings to allow connections between your endpoints and certain Microsoft URLs. To support the new Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux and macOS anti-malware engine enhancements, you must allow-list within the proxy ecosystem in your environment the following URL endpoints:
go.microsoft.com
definitionupdates.microsoft.com
https://www.microsoft.com/security/encyclopedia/adlpackages.aspx
*.wdcp.microsoft.com
*.wd.microsoft.com
Additional information is available in our documentation and also on our blog.
Version Requirements: Minimum version requirements to enable a smooth transition:
The minimum Microsoft Defender for Endpoint version number must be 101.62.64 [Feb 2022 build]
Soon after migration begins, versions older than 101.62.64 will stop getting protection updates
Note: Additionally, to support definitions storage in non-standard locations (outside of /var) for definition updates please ensure that you are at version 101.71.18.
ps://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/configure-proxy-internet?view=o365-worldwide#enable-access-to-microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-service-urls-in-the-proxy-ser

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