Security News > 2020 > June > Here's a headline we never thought we'd write 20 years ago: Microsoft readies antivirus for Linux, Android

Microsoft has extended its antivirus package for servers - better known the Defender Advanced Threat Protection for servers suite - to Linux as a general availability release.

More importantly for admins, it can be controlled through the Microsoft Defender Security Center alongside Windows Server boxen and fleets of PCs. Mind you, this isn't something Microsoft expects to help it break into organizations exclusively using Linux.

"Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux requires the Microsoft Defender ATP for Servers license," Redmond reminds us.

"Adding Linux into the existing selection of natively supported platforms by Microsoft Defender ATP marks an important moment for all our customers," Helen Allas, a principal program manager at the Windows giant, continued.

"Microsoft Defender ATP for Android will offer protection against phishing and unsafe network connections from apps, websites, and malicious apps," Kanishka Srivastava, a senior program manager at Microsoft, said of the new Android offering.

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