All Windows Server 2019 machines are onboarded to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. A legacy app causes heavy CPU during scans. You must: 1) exclude C:\ProgramData\LegacyApp\Data and the process C:\Program Files\LegacyApp\app.exe from scans, 2) run a daily quick scan and a weekly full scan on a schedule, 3) prevent local admins from disabling Microsoft Defender Antivirus, and 4) enable cloud-delivered protection with aggressive blocking. Which option meets all requirements?
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Correct answer: Create two Scheduled Tasks running "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe" -Scan -ScanType 1 (daily) and -Scan -ScanType 2 (weekly); run Set-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\ProgramData\LegacyApp\Data" -ExclusionProcess "C:\Program Files\LegacyApp\app.exe"; in the Microsoft Defender portal, enable Tamper Protection for the server group; run Set-MpPreference -MAPSReporting Advanced -CloudBlockLevel High..
Why this is the answer
The correct option addresses all requirements. Scheduled Tasks with MpCmdRun.exe are the standard way to schedule scans on Windows Server 2019. Set-MpPreference -ExclusionPath and -ExclusionProcess correctly configure the necessary exclusions. Enabling Tamper Protection in the Microsoft Defender portal prevents local administrators from disabling Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings. Finally, Set-MpPreference -MAPSReporting Advanced -CloudBlockLevel High enables cloud-delivered protection with aggressive blocking. The other options are incorrect because: Enabling Tamper Protection locally via registry is not the recommended or most effective method for server groups, and secpol.msc is not used for Defender exclusions. Relying solely on real-time protection doesn't fulfill scheduled scan requirements, and disabling Tamper Protection is counter to the requirement of preventing local admin changes. A GPO for weekly full scans is incomplete, wildcard exclusions are not specific enough, and relying on instructions for admins doesn't enforce the "prevent" requirement.
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