Microsoft Forefront

[The_Unbeliever]

Anybody using it?

How is it? Does it have a good detection rate against viruses and spyware?

Thanks!

Libs

 

[LazyLion]

wassat?

never heard of it.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

wassat?

never heard of it.

That's why I'm asking

According to the blurb it's some sort of security management tool to prevent viruses and so on.

 

[kayvee]

wassat?

never heard of it.

You haven't, Gary, 'cos it's not free j/k

Just gotta the wiki comment at the top

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[Asha'man X]

I haven't used it, but before Microsoft bought it, the technology came from a company called AntiGen. Basically the product uses multiple scanning engines from different AV vendors, and from what I understand has a good reputation in the IT World.

Also, Forefront has different versions, a standard anti virus solution, one for Exchange etc..

If I had the time, I would have set up a demo system to play with.

 

[medicnick83]

I'm using MS Security Essentials

great little program.

 

[Conradl]

Forefront is not a product; but rather a range of security products. Don't think of it as an AV, it does more than just AV/spyware, but also ID managment etc....

 

[murraybiscuit]

i thought forefront was replaced by MSE.
it's probably been around for about 5 years or so.
i used it for a while - was able to get hold of some old testing copy for free.
it worked pretty well.
it had a simple interface much like MSE with very few config options - perfect for dumb techies to install.
maybe i was using the home user version and there was an enterprise edition or something.

to answer your question, i never got any nasties, but then again, i haven't had a system exploit in years.
as with any security issue, PEBKAC