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Windows Defender AV for Server 2012 R2 and 2008 R2 | Microsoft Defender ATP Onboarding
I am planning to onboard windows server 2012 R2 and 2008 R2 on MDATP. Currently the servers have Trend Micro as existing AV solution and we need to uninstall it. Request if someone can let me kno...
2008/2012 don't support Windows Defender, only SCEP.
You can manage SCEP with GPO or SCCM.
Check out this article from Joe Stocker on this:
https://www.thecloudtechnologist.com/defender-for-endpoint-mdatp-for-windows-servers/
Onboard Windows servers to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint service
Applies to:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server (SAC) version 1803 and later
- Windows Server 2019 and later
- Windows Server 2019 core edition
from:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/configure-server-endpoints
... not that I have it working yet either...
- Hello,
Antivirus & EDR are different products. Windows Defender for Endpoint is an EDR solution. Where Trendmicro is an Antivirus solution.
If you are planning to use EDR solution (Windows Defender for Endpoint), no need to uninstall Trend Micro..
If you are planning to switch Antivirus in your environment, you can use System Center Endpoint Protection. It will come with SCCM client installation bundle.- Hi Balaji, if we don't have sccm in environment, can defender av configured for win2008r2/win2012 environment by installing scep? In other words, can we install scep agent without sccm endpoint protection subscription?
