Fix SCCM SCEP Related Issues | Client Side | ConfigMgr | Defender | Configuration Manager

1. In 1991, 1000 known threats, in 2001 there were 60,000
2. Today there are millions, and it’s growing every day
3. Sophistication and production rates continue to evolve
4. Anybody can do it—full malware suites available online
5. Your stuff is worth money, and they want it!

The below figure shows the current reprehensible entities.

Fastest growing segment. Less-skilled attackers and criminals now use tools created by experts.

WHY SCEP?

Reduce the cost of maintaining secure endpoints with unified management and security infrastructure. Single administrator experience for simplified endpoint protection and management. Protect against known and unknown threats with endpoint inspection at behaviour, application, and network levels.

Mgmt + Security In Configuration Manager

Endpoint protection software updates +SCUP settings management exchange connector.

Infrastructure Changes from FEP 2010

Configuration manager site servers and management point.

Simplified Deployment of AM Policies

Centralized management for AM and firewall policy. AM and FW policy is delivered as ConfigMgr policy—no package/program dependency exists—out-of-the-box templates—import, export, Merge—prioritization of policies by collection, Simplified UI for customizing policy.

Signature Update Distribution

More straightforward distribution process and automatic deployment rules within ConfigMgr software updates. Minimizes WAN impact and user distribution points and reduces definition size. Ensures always up-to-date security regardless of the client’s location—multiple update sources (ConfigMgr, WSUS, Microsoft update, windows file share).

Simplified Client Setup

Ease of client setup and deployment.Flexible administrative control, easy migration from existing solutions and automatic removal of existing clients.

Client Deployment

System centre endpoint protection, single interface for client management and security. Improved alerting, clint to admin within 5 minutes, and reporting with real-time and user-centric data views.

Single Interface For Management And Security

A single interface for client management and security. Quick identification and remediation of client security.Flexibility to separate security admin roles.

Monitoring Client Security

The console provides quick and event alerts, which can be notified in real-time using a high-speed data channel.

Rich Reporting And Analysis

Rich reporting on client security. SQL reporting services -based reports on many categories. Users-centric reports enable the identification of commonly impacted users. Customizable reports are simplified through database integration.

Management and Real-time Monitoring

It automatically deploys definition updates three times per day. The category is based on the scan from the client to WSUS. Real-time administrative actions. Client-side merge of antimalware policies.

Real-time Administrative Actions

Select “Run Full Scan” on a collection in the administrative console. A task is created, and MP is told that a new urgent task has been requested.

Real-time Administrative Actions in Endpoint Protection

Protect against known and unknown threats with endpoint inspection of behaviour, application, and network levels. Comprehensive protection stack building on Windows security.

Comprehensive Protection Stack

Reactive techniques and protective techniques. Address space layout Randomization, user account control, and Windows resource protection.

Dynamic Translation With Heuristics

Industry-leading proactive detection enables faster scanning and response to threats. Emulation-based detection helps provide better protection and safe translation into a virtual environment for analysis.

Behavior Monitoring And Dynamic Signatures

Live system monitoring identifies new threats and updates for new threats delivered through the cloud in real-time. Tracks behaviour of the unknown processes and known bad processes, multiple sensors to detect OS anomaly.

Protect Clients With Reduced Complexity

Simple interface, administrative control, maintains high productivity—minimal high-level user interactions.

Summary

Key scenarios, forefront protection 2010, system centre 2012 endpoint protection.

Managing Endpoint Protection client with Command Line Interface – MpCmdRun.exe

Below are a few of the most commonly used command lines. For a complete list of available switches, please see MpCmdRun help using the MpCmdRun.exe/? Command line.

Managing Definitions:

Remove definitions (Rollback to previous version, SCEP stores up to 3 previous version of definition files):

MpCmdRun.exe- Remove definition.

Collecting SCEP support logs:

SCEP client missing the latest definitions is a common issue.To troubleshoot the issue, you have to look into a few log files available at different locations.

Endpoint Protection Log Files

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\Support: This folder contains a bunch of log files that provide more information about SCEP definition updates and SCEP functionality.

WMI Namespace and Classes for System Center Endpoint Protection

Before we move with troubleshooting tips & tricks, let’s have the information about the WMI namespace and classes for SCEP.

AntiMalware Health Status

As the name suggests, this WMI class represent the status of Microsoft Antimalware service. The PowerShell command below lists all properties of this class.

AntiMalware Infection Status

This class represents Microsoft Antimalware service infection status; you can use the Powershell command below to get the list of all properties within this class.

Force State Message for SCEP on SCCM Client

You may have a scenario when everything looks good at the client end for SCEP&SCCM. However, the status of the latest definition has not been reported to SCCM. You can try the below powershell script to force sending status messages.

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