ControlNow (Discontinued) vs. Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)

Its middle of the road and should suit most applications well

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In large deployments, I have found Microsoft Forefront to be very effective at combating the majority of threats faced by our users. It provides the base platform for catching threats that would otherwise threaten our users and their data. If you have an environment that is under constant malware threat, then a secondary program may be needed as required.

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• An instant scan of file level downloads so that introduction of a variant file is limited before the scan engine clears it.
• Dashboard use of the agents available allows for near real-time review and action without directed access to the station.

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• SCEP is a light weight client which is minimally impactful on the user end.
• Forefront's management console provides excellent monitoring and reporting.
• Setup and configuration is very easy.

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• Dashboard refresh when you have over 100 end agents can be lagging at times
• The agent install process has potential to hang without alert or warning unless your paying attention through the complete install
• The silent install process can be problematic when dealing with large-scale networks with varied OS models

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• Malware detection is not quite 100%. We have to use a secondary program occasionally.
• On low ram and weak CPU systems scanning can freeze the machine.
• The same reporting tools that are on the console version, aren't on the client.

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ControlNow more nimble and less impactful on the local PC

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The biggest advantage that MSF and SCEP provide over Norton is: One: Far less client overhead required. Both Norton and McAfee are highly intensive client side when in use. Two: We've had far better luck using the Microsoft system with its detection capabilities, versus the others. Three: It is tied right into the Microsoft updating system, which provides central updating capabilities of av/mal/windows updates.

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• At current we are on build up and the ROI isnt a factor

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• Less turnaround on virus based issues.
• Helps reduce malware issues over time.
• Can breed overconfidence in the system, so people don't always try a second tool.

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