Does Microsoft Defender work on Apple Silicon?

โœ… Yes, Native Apple Silicon Support reported as of v101.26022.0020

May also be known as Microsoft Defender, wdavdaemon, or Microsoft Wdav

๐Ÿ“š Bundle Version History

com.microsoft.wdav

v101.26022.0020
โœ… Yes, Native Apple Silicon Support
๐Ÿ–ฅ Supported Architectures X86, ARM
Full Info Plist
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Full Meta Details
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v101.47.27
โœ… Yes, Native Apple Silicon Support
๐Ÿ–ฅ Supported Architectures X86, ARM
Full Info Plist
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