Gathers basic Windows Defender Information such as product version and signature version using the built-in cmdlet Get-MpComputerStatus found in the defender module.

Requirements

• Windows 10/Server 2016 or higher
• The Windows Defender service must be running

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if (-Not(Get-Command Get-MpComputerStatus -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
	throw "Unable to find Get-MpComputerStatus. Available on Windows 10/Server 2016 or higher"
}

$DefenderStatus = (Get-Service WinDefend -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Status

if ($DefenderStatus -ne "Running") {
	throw "The Windows Defender service is not currently running"
}

Get-MpComputerStatus