Microsoft Forefront antivirus standalone installation
Forefront Client Security is Microsoft’s anti-virus product. It’s designed to be deployed to entire organisations, integrated into MOM (for reporting) and WSUS (for signature and engine updates). This is all great but how do you install it in standalone mode on a single PC?!
I had to dig through quite a bit of microsoft deployment guide, but I found the answer: it is possible.
Open up a command prompt (”run as administrator” if you’re running vista), change directory to the CLIENT folder of the FCS CD and type:
clientsetup.exe /NOMOM
It should install totally silently, then you’ll see the icon in the system tray telling you it needs an update already. Open internet explorer, visit Microsoft Update and install the critical update available for forefront.
When it’s all installed and updated, the forefront system tray icon should turn into a green tick.
Tags: Microsoft
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Thanks, I was looking for this!
February 6th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
thanks so much
April 27th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
thx very much!
by the way it a reliable anti virus??
April 27th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Yeah, I think so – I haven’t had any virus problems since running it.
May 13th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Works great even in windows 7. Does anyone know how you can set the microsft update on scripted? (you need that for the new definitions).
October 2nd, 2009 at 4:40 am
You sir are a life saver.
January 13th, 2010 at 8:26 am
Thnak you very much
May 5th, 2010 at 4:05 am
Worked great! Thank you for this. I managed to install Forefront on a Server 2008 guest on Virtualbox running on Windows 7 using this.
I did need to install and use Alcohol 52% to mount the image, but otherwise this went as described.