SEP 12 was built on a single-agent architecture, meaning antivirus, firewall, and intrusion prevention were all managed through one lightweight piece of software.

Setting up Virus and Spyware Protection and LiveUpdate policies to keep definitions current.

For remote offices with limited bandwidth, a single client could act as a GUP, downloading updates once from the central server and distributing them locally to other clients. System Requirements (Version 12.1)