Likelihood to Recommend 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.
Read full review Pros 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. Read full review Cons 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. Read full review Alternatives Considered 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.
Read full review Return on Investment 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. Read full review ScreenShots