MT.1169 - Catch-up Full Scan should be disabled

Overview

Verify that catch-up full scan is disabled to avoid additional system load.

Enabled catchup scans may cause performance issues on mobile devices.

Remediation action:

1. Open Microsoft Endpoint Manager > Endpoint Security > Antivirus
2. Edit the relevant Microsoft Defender Antivirus policy
3. Enable Disable Catchup Full Scan to avoid additional system load

Related links

• Configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus
• Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Test Metadata

Field	Value
Test ID	MT.1169
Severity	High
Suite	Maester
Category	Defender
PowerShell test	Test-MtMdeCatchupFullScan
Tags	Defender, Maester, MT.1169

Source

• Pester test: tests/Maester/Defender/Test-MtMdeAntivirusPolicy.Tests.ps1
• PowerShell source: powershell/public/maester/defender/Test-MtMdeCatchupFullScan.ps1