Endpoint Protection

Hi Everyone,

Please comment.

1.    Can disable windows defender automatically after install agent on the client.
2.    Any impact if windows defender and Symantec endpoient agent available on same time on the client machine.
3.    Can exclude single client from assign policy.
4.    Ransomware protection option is available or not.

Thanks,

1. Depends on the version of Windows. With Windows 7, it will. With Windows 10 see here:

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH247503

2. Yes, potentially. Pick one or the other.

3. You can move clients to a custom created group and remove all policies except AV and LiveUpdate. Not sure why this would be needed though.

4. Symantec has detections for ransomware through their various components. See here:

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO124710

Thanks for the comment Brian,

SEP 14 has feature third party removal, using that Can we remove windows defender while pushing SEP agent. kindly confirm?

Windows Defender is built in the OS. SEP cannot just simply remove and is limited to disabling it in certain OSs. Just disable it.

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/15788/how-to-uninstall-disable-and-remove-windows-defender.-also-how-turn-it-off/

Sure...Thanks for the info