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Version: 2.0.1 (preview)

Test-MtMdePuaProtection

SYNOPSISโ€‹

Checks if PUA (Potentially Unwanted Applications) protection is enabled

SYNTAXโ€‹

Test-MtMdePuaProtection [[-ComplianceLogic] <String>] [[-PolicyFiltering] <String>]
[-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTIONโ€‹

Tests that all assigned Microsoft Defender Antivirus policies have PUA protection enabled in block or audit mode. Disabled PUA protection allows Shadow IT and potentially unwanted applications on managed devices.

EXAMPLESโ€‹

EXAMPLE 1โ€‹

Test-MtMdePuaProtection

Returns $true if all policies have PUA protection enabled.

PARAMETERSโ€‹

-ComplianceLogicโ€‹

Determines how policy compliance is evaluated. 'AllPolicies' requires every assigned policy to be compliant; 'AnyPolicy' requires at least one. Default: 'AllPolicies'.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: AllPolicies
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PolicyFilteringโ€‹

Determines which Defender Antivirus policies are evaluated. 'OnlyAssigned' (default) checks only assigned policies; 'IncludeUnassigned' includes unassigned policies; 'All' includes every policy.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: OnlyAssigned
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressActionโ€‹

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParametersโ€‹

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTSโ€‹

OUTPUTSโ€‹

System.Booleanโ€‹

NOTESโ€‹

https://maester.dev/docs/commands/Test-MtMdePuaProtection