Tag: Microsoft Active Protection Service
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Peering into the Cloud: Decode Windows Defender’s MAPS Protocol with the MAPS Cloud Scanner
MAPS Cloud Scanner A research tool for interacting with Windows Defender’s MAPS (Microsoft Active Protection Service) cloud-based file reputation and dynamic signature delivery system. MAPS is the cloud backend that powers Defender’s real-time protection verdicts, sample submission pipeline, and dynamic signature (SDN/DSS) delivery. This tool speaks the same Bond CompactBinaryV1 protocol that the Defender client uses on the wire,…