You are using Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 or higher? Want to check the status of Windows Defender Anti-Malware from all computers? Then you’ve come to the right place. I’ll give you a tool to do just that.

The Goal

Without much talk, here’s what’s possible with an advanced PowerShell function called Get-AntiMalwareStatus.

Get-AntiMalwareStatus -Scope AllServer | Format-Table -AutoSize

Cool, ha?

Without Format-Table, the output is displayed in list format. Here’s an example of getting the malware status from all domain joined computers.

Possible values for the scope parameter are:

• AllServer = All domain joined Windows Server
• AllComputer = All domain joined Windows operating system computer

If no scope parameter is given, the function shows the Defender status of the local computer.

All you need is an Active Directory domain and if you want to retrieve Windows Defender information from client computers, you have to enable WinRm on all client operating systems as described here: Group Policies: Enabling WinRM for Windows Client Operating Systems (Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7).

The function Get-AntiMalwareStatus

For using this function in your PowerShell session move on to the next point.

function Get-AntiMalwareStatus {

# .SYNOPSIS
# Get-AnitMalewareStatus is an advanced Powershell function.
# It gets the Windows Defender Status of the local computer and remote computer.

# .DESCRIPTION
# Uses Invoke-Command and Get-MpComputerStatus.

# .PARAMETER
# Scope
# Define a scope. Possible values:
# AllServer, AllComputer
# Default: localhost

# .EXAMPLE
# Get-AntiMalwareStatus -Scope AllComputer

# .NOTES
# Author: Patrick Gruenauer
# Web: https://sid-500.com 

[CmdletBinding()]

param

(

[Parameter(Position=0,Helpmessage = 'Possible Values: AllServer, AllComputer')]
[ValidateSet('AllServer','AllComputer')]
$Scope

)

$result=@()
$ErrorActionPreference="SilentlyContinue"
switch ($Scope) {

$null {

Get-MpComputerStatus | Select-Object -Property Antivirusenabled,AMServiceEnabled,AntispywareEnabled,BehaviorMonitorEnabled,IoavProtectionEnabled,`
NISEnabled,OnAccessProtectionEnabled,RealTimeProtectionEnabled,AntivirusSignatureLastUpdated

}

AllServer {

$server=Get-ADComputer -Filter 'operatingsystem -like "*server*" -and enabled -eq "true"' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name

foreach ($s in $server) {

$rs=Invoke-Command -ComputerName $s {Get-MpComputerStatus | Select-Object -Property Antivirusenabled,AMServiceEnabled,AntispywareEnabled,` BehaviorMonitorEnabled,IoavProtectionEnabled,NISEnabled,OnAccessProtectionEnabled,RealTimeProtectionEnabled,AntivirusSignatureLastUpdated}

If ($rs) {

$result+=New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property ([ordered]@{

'Server'=$rs.PSComputername
'Anti-Virus'=$rs.AntivirusEnabled
'AV Update'=$rs.AntivirusSignatureLastUpdated
'Anti-Malware'=$rs.AMServiceEnabled
'Anti-Spyware'=$rs.AntispywareEnabled
'Behavior Monitor'=$rs.BehaviorMonitorEnabled
'Office-Anti-Virus'=$rs.IoavProtectionEnabled
'NIS'=$rs.NISEnabled
'Access Prot'=$rs.OnAccessProtectionEnabled
'R-T Prot'=$rs.RealTimeProtectionEnabled

})

}

}
}

AllComputer {

$comp=Get-ADComputer -Filter 'enabled -eq "true"' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name

foreach ($c in $comp) {

$rs=Invoke-Command -ComputerName $c {Get-MpComputerStatus | Select-Object -Property Antivirusenabled,AMServiceEnabled,AntispywareEnabled,` BehaviorMonitorEnabled,IoavProtectionEnabled,NISEnabled,OnAccessProtectionEnabled,RealTimeProtectionEnabled,AntivirusSignatureLastUpdated}

If ($rs) {

$result+=New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property ([ordered]@{

'Computer'=$rs.PSComputername
'Anti-Virus'=$rs.AntivirusEnabled
'AV Update'=$rs.AntivirusSignatureLastUpdated
'Anti-Malware'=$rs.AMServiceEnabled
'Anti-Spyware'=$rs.AntispywareEnabled
'Behavior Monitor'=$rs.BehaviorMonitorEnabled
'Office-Anti-Virus'=$rs.IoavProtectionEnabled
'NIS'=$rs.NISEnabled
'Access Prot'=$rs.OnAccessProtectionEnabled
'R-T Prot'=$rs.RealTimeProtectionEnabled

})

}
}
}

}
Write-Output $result
}

How to use it

Copy this code into your PowerShell ISE session and run the code. Then type the command and have fun with it.

If you want to make the function permanent, so that the function is then be available every time you start PowerShell, you have to create a folder in C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules. Name it Get-AntiMalwareStatus. Then save the code as .psm1 file in that folder. The screenshot below will help you.

See you next time, again with PowerShell!