Endpoint Protection

I have 300 clients and MS security essentials is installed on all of them .

I am pushing SEP client remotely through SEPM with the option ""Automatically uninstall third party antivirus "

But when the installation of SEP is completed MS security essentials is still not uninstalled and working ...

I know there is a tool SEPPrep but i dont know how to integrate it with remote push deployment ..How can i do this through SEPM remote push ? 

Hello,

What version of MS security essentials are installed on the machines?

Check the Entire List on the below Article:

Third-party security software removal in Endpoint Protection 14

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.INFO3976.html

Hope that helps!!

CHeck the version you're tryig to uninstall. Is it on the supported list that SEP can remove?

it not present in supported list .. so now i m trying to use sepprep .... but i have followed the steps for using sepprep integrartion with symantec client packages for remote push 

followed the guide

https://www.symantec.com/connect/sites/default/files/SEPprep.pdf

and when i run setup.exe i get this error the installer integrity check has failed symantec

What is the exact version of SEP being pushed out?

sep 14

Open a Support case with information on what version of Windows and Security Essentials you have. There may be an internal tool we can use to remove it. Once you have opened the case, please message me the case number and I'll see what we can do. Thanks.

Adam

Hi Adam , 

Yeah need to open the case i tried SEPprep too but wasnt successful Although it removes security essentials but after removing essentials when the installation of SEP takes place i get this error "The installler integrity check fails "

50 percent of my work is completed through  SEPprep  it removes the anitvirus but i m unable to install sep through SEPprep.And in our organization we have to do it parallel i.e first to uninstall the existing antivirus and then start the installation for SEP which i guess SEPPrep can do s

Hi , 

I just exported a package and then copied it to the client machine to check whether its working or not .. it works 

BUT 

when i copy the SEP prep file to the symantec client files and rename Setup.exe to SEPprep.exe and try to run manually i get this error 

The installer integrity check failed .. there is some thing i m missing in SEPprep.ini file i am going to uninstall Microsoft securty essentials Plz find below the SEpprep.ini file content 

[Settings]
ShowGUI=y
ShowMessageBox=y
MessageBoxText=Prepairing your system for Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.0.  During this process other antivirus products will be removed.\n\nIf you are prompted please fully remove these products.
AutoRunAfterUILoads=N
AskBeforeRemoval=y
SilentMSIInstaller=Y
RemoveSymantec=N
CheckDiskSpace=Y
ResumeAfterReboot=Y
EnableLogging=Y
LogPath=c:\temp
RunBeforeRemoval=
RunAfterRemoval=SEPsetup.exe

[UninstallPaths]
SOFTWARE\McAfee\ePolicy Orchestrator\Application Plugins

[ProductNames]
;Programs that must be removed first
Microsoft Security Essentials

;The name of antivirus companies
Microsoft Security Essentials

Hi , 

I just exported a package and then copied it to the client machine to check whether its working or not .. it works 

BUT 

when i copy the SEP prep file to the symantec client files and rename Setup.exe to SEPprep.exe and try to run manually i get this error 

The installer integrity check failed .. there is some thing i m missing in SEPprep.ini file i am going to uninstall Microsoft securty essentials Plz find below the SEpprep.ini file content 

[Settings]
ShowGUI=y
ShowMessageBox=y
MessageBoxText=Prepairing your system for Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.0.  During this process other antivirus products will be removed.\n\nIf you are prompted please fully remove these products.
AutoRunAfterUILoads=N
AskBeforeRemoval=y
SilentMSIInstaller=Y
RemoveSymantec=N
CheckDiskSpace=Y
ResumeAfterReboot=Y
EnableLogging=Y
LogPath=c:\temp
RunBeforeRemoval=
RunAfterRemoval=SEPsetup.exe

[UninstallPaths]
SOFTWARE\McAfee\ePolicy Orchestrator\Application Plugins

[ProductNames]
;Programs that must be removed first
Microsoft Security Essentials

;The name of antivirus companies
Microsoft Security Essentials