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#205120 30-Oct-2016 18:33
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Does anyone know if the Microsoft Safety Scanner is still being updated - as in can I run it on newer Windows machines, are the definitions up-to-date, etc?

 

@nathan any idea?




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  #1661623 31-Oct-2016 18:33
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Definitions are current with Defender and other tools.

The MSERT.exe file version represents the definition version used, and is a close match with Defender > update > definition version. That difference may have some implications for detection. Today for example it was one point off, but maybe the build systems are different and there is a time delay.

The actual core program version number looks like it has not changed for a while. I don't know enough to say any impact of that.

The home page says W7 and 2K3 Server are the latest supported platforms.

It works on 8. There is another page somewhere that says 8 is supported, but that's probably an error.

Edit: definition version as file version also reported in \windows\debug\msert.log.



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  #1661627 31-Oct-2016 18:46
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Based on no advertised support for later platforms, I'd suggest that using it on those platforms would be a decision with some risks attached.

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