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Adding documentation for automatic definitions update behavior
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denisebmsft authored Oct 11, 2024
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- Real-time (`real_time`): Real-time protection (scan files as they're modified) is enabled.
- On-demand (`on_demand`): Files are scanned only on demand. In this:
- Real-time protection is turned off.
- Definition updates occur only when a scan starts, even if `automaticDefinitionUpdateEnabled` is set to `true` in on-demand mode.
- Passive (`passive`): Runs the antivirus engine in passive mode. In this case, all of the following apply:
- Real-time protection is turned off: Threats are not remediated by Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
- On-demand scanning is turned on: Still use the scan capabilities on the endpoint.
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|**Data type**|Boolean|Drop down|
|**Possible values**|`true` (default) <p>`false`|Not configured<br>Disabled<br>Enabled (Default)|

Depending on the enforcement level, the automatic security intelligence updates are installed differently. In RTP mode, updates are installed periodically. In Passive/ On-Demand mode updates are installed before every scan.

### Advanced optional features

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