Matches any number of any characters including none (note that when this wildcard is used inside a path it will substitute only one folder) ExclusionĪll files with the extension, anywhere on the machineĪ specific file identified by the full pathĪll files under the specified folder (recursively)Ī specific process (specified either by the full path or file name) and all files opened by itįile, folder, and process exclusions support the following wildcards: Wildcard The follow table shows the exclusion types supported by Defender for Endpoint on Mac. You should always evaluate the risks that are associated with implementing exclusions, and you should only exclude files that you are confident are not malicious.
Defining exclusions lowers the protection offered by Defender for Endpoint on Mac.
