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name: feedback_defender_claude_exclusions
description: Mike wants NOTHING Claude/ClaudeTools issues to be flagged by Windows Defender; keep broad exclusions + allow the ClickFix threat IDs that fire on RMM curl dispatch.
metadata:
  type: feedback
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On his workstation (GURU-*), Mike wants **nothing Claude issues to be affected by Defender AV** — it's a constant irritation. The recurring hits are `Trojan:Win32/ClickFix.DBD!MTB` (ThreatID 2147939088) and `Trojan:Win32/ClickFix.ZF` (ThreatID 2147945138), fired by Defender's AMSI **command-line** scan on the base64-PowerShell payloads that `curl.exe` POSTs to the GuruRMM coordination API (`172.16.3.30:3001/api/agents/.../command`).

**Why:** These are false positives on legitimate ClaudeTools/GuruRMM command dispatch. He's the admin/owner and made an informed call to allow the family.

**How to apply:** Process/path exclusions alone do NOT stop these — AMSI CmdLine/behavioral detections ignore `ExclusionProcess`/`ExclusionPath`. The lever that works is `Add-MpPreference -ThreatIDDefaultAction_Ids <id> -ThreatIDDefaultAction_Actions Allow` (Allow = action 6) for both IDs. Also maintained (elevated PowerShell):
- ExclusionProcess: bash.exe, curl.exe, git.exe, node.exe, claude.exe
- ExclusionPath: `C:\Program Files\Git` (+ mingw64\bin, usr\bin), `C:\Program Files\nodejs`, `C:\Users\<u>\.claude`, `C:\Users\<u>\.local\bin`, `C:\Users\<u>\AppData\Roaming\npm`, `C:\ClaudeTools`, `D:\ClaudeTools`.

**ACTIVE (2026-07-01):** Mike opted for the fully-blanket lever — `Set-MpPreference -DisableScriptScanning $true` is SET on this box, disabling Defender AMSI script scanning machine-wide (his call: "I'm not likely to fall for bogus scripts"). This alone stops the CmdLine detections regardless of variant ID; the ThreatID-Allows + exclusions remain as belt-and-suspenders. If ever re-enabling, `Set-MpPreference -DisableScriptScanning $false`.

**Fleet application (2026-07-01):** `DisableScriptScanning` is **Tamper-Protection-gated** — it silently stays `False` if TP is on, even from SYSTEM. This workstation's TP is OFF (toggle worked); **GURU-BEAST-ROG's TP is ON**, so on Beast only the exclusions + ClickFix ThreatID-Allows applied via RMM (those aren't tamper-gated and DO cover the recurring detections) — the blanket script-scanning kill there needs a manual Windows Security UI toggle (TP can't be disabled by script). Beast (GURU-BEAST-ROG, AZ Computer Guru/Mike's House, RMM id 5233d75b-...) is "treated like this machine." Howard was OFFERED the same via Discord DM — his choice on his own box; do NOT push to Howard's machine without his ok. Related: [[reference_acg_msp_stack]] (ACG's own tools shouldn't be flagged as threats), [[feedback_windows_quote_stripping]].
