Configure Exclusions in Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac

Repeat these steps to add each exclusion.

To apply the exception to all hosts, in the Hosts / Groups text box, type All Hosts.

(Optional) In the Description text box, type a description for this exclusion.

Folders specified in an exclusion must end with a backslash.

In the Path text box, type the path to exclude.

The Exclusion page opens with the Custom tab selected.

In the Host Sensor section, select Exclusions.

Entities to exclude: Files and Processes.

Unless otherwise noted, configure each TDR exclusion with these options, which are selected by default: In your TDR account, add the TDR exclusions for the paths shown in the Integration Summary. If you do not want to exclude all the recommended paths in a predefined exclusion set, you can add exclusions manually.

You must also add the TDR exclusions to your AV software to avoid potential conflicts.

For information about predefined AV exclusion sets, see Configure TDR Exclusions. TDR updates these exclusion sets as needed. Predefined exclusion sets include all recommended exclusions for the AV tool. This AV tool has a predefined exclusion set available. TDR has predefined AV exclusion sets for the most common third-party AV tools. To add the exclusions to TDR, you can either use Predefined Exclusion Sets or add the exclusions manually. Before you deploy a Host Sensor on computers that have Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac installed, add exclusions for the Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac file paths as TDR Exclusions in your TDR account. In your TDR account, you can add exclusions to manually identify paths for files and processes that you do not want Host Sensors to monitor. The Mac test environment for this deployment included: The TDR and Fireware versions tested for this deployment included: An active Threat Detection and Response subscription, with Host Sensor licenses.To complete this deployment, you must have: Exclusions in Microsoft Defender ATP for the TDR Host Sensor:./Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Defender/.Exclusions in TDR for Microsoft Defender ATP:.To avoid conflicts between the TDR Host Sensor and Microsoft Defender ATP, add these exclusions:

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