


If you want to find a specific quarantined file, there are a few places in Microsoft 365 Defender you can look: The file will be saved in your ‘ Downloads ’ folder:Ģ Screenshot of file explorer showing a password protected zip file that has been downloaded from quarantine. Your security team can then download the files directly from the file’s detail page via the Download file button.ġ Screenshot of Microsoft 365 Defender showing a file page with the ”Download file” option available. The download quarantine files feature will be turned on by default in Microsoft 365 Defender.įiles that have been quarantined by Microsoft Defender Antivirus or your security team will be saved in a compliant way according to your sample submission configurations. Today, we are excited to offer a new feature that gives security teams the ability to download quarantined files and expands the scope of sample submission to include files that are quarantined on your endpoints. This feature will help Security Admins and SecOps more efficiently investigate threats as they’ll be able to download a quarantined file directly without needing to get end users involved – helping to save critical minutes, if not hours during an investigation.

This post has been republished via RSS it originally appeared at: New blog articles in Microsoft Tech Community.ĭuring a threat investigation, time is of the essence. Being able to move quickly and get the information needed to assess the situation can dramatically help to reduce the time to remediation and limit the scope of an attack.
