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Microsoft Windows Intune 2.0: Quickstart Administration

By : David Overton
Book Image

Microsoft Windows Intune 2.0: Quickstart Administration

By: David Overton

Overview of this book

Microsoft Windows Intune is a cloud service solution that simplifies how small and mid-sized businesses manage and secure PCs using Microsoft cloud services and Windows 7óso your computers and users can operate at peak performance all the time.This step-by-step guide will show you how to plan, set up and maintain Windows Intune, showing you how to manage a group of PCs (either 1 business or several if a partner) from the base operating system, through to the patches, anti-malware solution and deployed software and policies from a central console, using the Windows Intune service. This book takes you through all the steps to plan, set up and maintain Windows Intune and how to manage a group of PCs. The book starts by providing an overview of Cloud Computing and PC Management. The book then dives into topics such as Windows Intune features, signing up for Windows Intune and installing the client software, configuring Windows Intune, proactive management, and monitoring and dealing with alerts, including remote assistance amongst others. As Windows 7 is part of Windows Intune, the book will also cover the minimum steps required to move from Windows XP to Windows 7 while keeping user settings and preferences.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Microsoft Windows Intune 2.0: Quickstart Administration
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Malware alerts


Malware alerts fall into two broad categories; those that indicate a problem with the anti-malware software that installs as part of Windows Intune and those that indicate the anti-malware software has detected and responded to a malware threat.

The alerts I have seen are:

  • Anti-malware software issue

    • Some computers have protection warnings

  • Malware detection

    • Malware seen for first time

    • Some computers have recently resolved malware

The first alert requires investigation to ensure the machine in question is properly protected, but something as simple as a user cancelling a full scan will generate this error. A quick call to the user or visit from a technician to look at the Windows Intune software will resolve this. This alert can automatically close if the situation is resolved.

For the malware detection alerts, these need closer management. When a user first encounters malware they are prompted by Windows Intune to remove it.

At this point, the first alert will be sent. The user...