Back in Windows 7 and older - I used a PowerShell script to access root\SecurityCenter or root\SecurityCenter2 in order to monitor AV/Anti-Spyware etc. via the Get-WMIObject cmdlet.
Now in Windows 8 onwards, this WMI Namespace no longer exists. I've done some research online I can't seem to find any alternative to easily access Action Center status for AV product, up-to-date status etc.
Does anyone know of anyway in Windows 8 to accces this info via PowerShell with similar results to old WMI method?
I'm pretty sure the WMI namespace root\SecurityCenter2 is still available in Windows 8.1, considering it's available in Windows 10 Tech Preview.
PS > Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\securitycenter2 -Class antivirusproduct
__GENUS : 2
__CLASS : AntiVirusProduct
__SUPERCLASS :
__DYNASTY : AntiVirusProduct
__RELPATH : AntiVirusProduct.instanceGuid="{D68DDC3A-831F-4fae-9E44-DA132C1ACF46}"
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 6
__DERIVATION : {}
__SERVER : MY-PC
__NAMESPACE : ROOT\securitycenter2
__PATH : \\MY-PC\ROOT\securitycenter2:AntiVirusProduct.instanceGuid="{D68DDC3A-831F-4fae-9E44-DA132C1ACF46}"
displayName : Windows Defender
instanceGuid : {D68DDC3A-831F-4fae-9E44-DA132C1ACF46}
pathToSignedProductExe : %ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
pathToSignedReportingExe : %ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MsMpeng.exe
productState : 397568
timestamp : Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:53:02 GMT
PSComputerName : MY-PC