Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)

Score9.5 out of 10

7 Reviews and Ratings

What is Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)?

Forefront is Microsoft's antivirus offering.

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Emma Ridener View profile

Desktop Support Intermediate in Information Technology at University of Michigan (10,001+ employees employees)

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.

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.

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.