PUA - Microsoft Defender Testground

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Potentially Unwanted Applications

Scenario description

The Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUA) protection feature in Microsoft Defender Antivirus can identify and block PUAs from downloading and installing on endpoints in your network. These applications are not considered viruses, malware, or other types of threats, but might perform actions on endpoints that adversely affect their performance or use.

Scenario requirements and setup

Windows 10
Enable PUA protection. See the Detect and block Potentially Unwanted Applications
You can also download and use the PowerShell script to enable this setting and others.

Scenario

Go to http://www.amtso.org/feature-settings-check-potentially-unwanted-applications/
Click "Download the Potentially Unwanted Application ‘test’ file" link
After downloading the file, it is automatically blocked and prevented from running.

Learn more

Detect and block Potentially Unwanted Applications