Release Build 1.0.1.61 "The Defender Release"

[Cubert]

What's new in Build 1.0.1.61

We have updated the Windows Defender plugin to 1.0.5 and added it to the Habitat tool lineup. Defender for Automate is now included in your Habitat subscriptions!

Microsoft’s Defender is pretty good at detecting malware files, blocking exploits and network-based attacks, and flagging phishing sites. It even includes simple PC performance and health reports as well as parental controls with content filtering, usage limitations, and location tracking.



Defender For Automate

Plugins4Automate's Windows Defender plugin was designed to allow you to fully manage and maintain Windows Defender in a MSP environment. From standard monitoring of signatures and engine/service versions to live status health of Windows Defender across each client under management.


You will find the management tool under your client consoles.

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Updated to Habitat are automatic if enabled and will happen overnight, otherwise you will need to download the plugin from our repository and update the plugin manually. If you are doing a manual update , do not forget to restart the DBagent.

Get Build 1.0.1.61 here

[TeeEm]

I am seeing errors accross all agents how do I turn this off.

he Script(6528) failed in the Then section at step 12. The reason: SQL Execute failed processing query

Script: S6528 - Starting at Server Time: Monday, July 28, 2025 4:11:28 PM
IF F1 T: 1.4344104
L4 F235 T: 1.4982675
L5 F20 SetType(P1):1 Parameter(P2):'REPLACE INTO `plugin_p4a_windo...' VariableName(P3):MPSTATUSSQL T: 7.4256854
L6 F67 Sql (P1): 'REPLACE INTO `plugin_p4a_windowsdefender_status` (`ComputerID`,`ComputerName`,`ClientID`,`...' T: 7.4296856
L7 F235 T: 7.4616814
L8 F20 SetType(P1):1 Parameter(P2):'REPLACE INTO `plugin_p4a_windo...' VariableName(P3):MPPREFSQL T: 20.3699341
L9 F67 Sql (P1): 'REPLACE INTO `plugin_p4a_windowsdefender_prefs`(`ComputerID`,`ComputerName`,`ClientID`,`Al...' T: 20.7635215
L10 F235 T: 21.3284879
L11 F20 SetType(P1):1 Parameter(P2):'REPLACE INTO `plugin_p4a_windo...' VariableName(P3):MPTHREATSQL T: 24.451435
L12 F67 Sql (P1): 'REPLACE INTO `plugin_p4a_windowsdefender_detection` (`ComputerID`,
`ClientID`,
`ActionSucc...' T: 24.4774375

[Cubert]

Sounds like maybe the Tables in the Automate database are not created yet or permissions for table not applied.

This happens automaticlly when the DBagent service is restarted in Automate.

Your Habitat if set to allow, should of updated last night to 1.0.1.62 and would of restarted the DBagent along with replacing the current script with build 1.0.6

This adds Windows Firewall functionality to Windows Defender plugin.

This is what you should be seeing:

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Online agents should process script and return data to Automate. If this is not happening then post some screenshots of the plugin with agent selected and any script and command logs provided and I will see whats going on.

[TeeEm]

Thanks, not seeing errors anymore.

[dbitters]

Can the Defender services be added to the Habitat Control Center "Automated Services Manager", so these scripts and services can be easily disabled and enabled? For MSPs with thousands of agents, it's crucial to be able to toggle these services and their scripts on and off when slimming down the tens of thousands of running Habitat scripts, or during performance troubleshooting, which is a regular occurrence with the hosted version of Automate. Thanks.

[Cubert]

It sure can, I'll push that out along with any other new services that need the same attention in the next release,

I should also add a ability to enable plugin by client so you can run some clients and not others,

[Cubert]

Ok released 1.0.1.63 which should auto update tonight.

Adds VMwear, Chocolatey and Defender services to Habitat Service Manager. I also updated the tabs created at the client ands location consoles for any Habitat service that is disabled.

So if you disable Windows Defender Service in Habitat then the tab for Windows Defender disapears. Enable the Service and tab will return. This goes for all sevices where a tab may be present. Should help declutter the Client and Location consoles from unused tabs.