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Best network Anti-Virus solution? My hands are tied!

Asked by: Kretzlumber

Hello -

Our company has been using Symantec Antivirus for as long as i can possible remember. Our subscription is up this month and i have been evaluating different solutions. So far besides Symantec, i have tested Kaspersky and AVG network clients and I am still unsure. Also this is for roughly 140 clients including 4 servers. I am just wondering if any of you have experience with either AVG or Kasperky on your network and if you could deliver some personal insight/thoughts to send me in the right direction.

Thank you.

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2008-06-04 at 16:06:04ID23458695
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Symantec/AVG/Kaspersky

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Antivirus

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Anti-Virus

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Anti-Virus Applications

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Desktop Anti-Virus

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Answers

 

by: YourReferencePosted on 2008-06-04 at 16:08:00ID: 21715019

I know a few clients that have used AVG for call center etc.  I use Mcafee for our network.

 

by: KretzlumberPosted on 2008-06-04 at 16:09:20ID: 21715026

That was quick. Do you have any thoughts on either one?

 

by: sofianshibaniPosted on 2008-06-04 at 16:13:38ID: 21715056

i used Kaspersky on a network before, the software is next to perfect, but the licensing ain't cheap.
AVG professional is great too, but i don't know if they have a server version or enterprise management

 

by: YourReferencePosted on 2008-06-04 at 16:17:21ID: 21715072

AVG is good, but Mcafee pretty much comes out with updates within 6 hours after a threat is detected.

 

by: KretzlumberPosted on 2008-06-04 at 16:18:59ID: 21715081

What about Mcafee resource usage? I've seen a few customer computers come in with Mcafee using a large chunk of memory ~70mb or so after it settles down. That was one thing that impressed me about AVG is that memory usage was very very low even on boot.

 

by: YourReferencePosted on 2008-06-04 at 16:28:52ID: 21715170

MacFee does defiently use it's fare share of memory, but most comptuers now days have enough to spare 70 to 100mb.  Mcafee has many features such as Buffer Overrun and can be controller via EPO server to push out agents automatically and provides reporting.

 

by: lamaslanyPosted on 2008-06-04 at 16:45:32ID: 21715306

Personally I've not used AVG Professional nor Kasperspy.

We have McAfee on most of our machines and it has done a good job to date.  The footprint is a little large but is comparable with other antivirus solutions (I don't have a machine with McAfee with me or I'd check it).  Configuring it for use on servers can be a little time-consuming though (I really wish it was easier to create/import/export role-based profiles).  

Previous place of work: McAfee ~25 servers; 450 clients (managed using ePO)
Current place of work: McAfee ~30 servers; 180 clients (managed using Protection Pilot)

I do use, and would heartily recommend, Eset Nod32.  It has a small footprint, good turn around on new instances and good heuristics.  That said I've not used the management component (although I have heard good things).

Recommended to friends and small business:  Eset Nod32 (not managed)

I have never had a good experience with Symantec so I could not recommend it (although it might be great when it works...).

AVG Professional    n/a
ESET Nod32            *****
Kasperspy              n/a
McAfee                    ****
Symantec                **
 

 

by: lamaslanyPosted on 2008-06-04 at 16:48:09ID: 21715333

Just a quick note on YourReference's comment - Buffer Overrun doesn't work on x64 operating systems and if you only have 140 clients and 4 servers you might want to look at Protection Pilot rather than ePO to manage a McAfee solution.

 

by: pcandlerPosted on 2008-06-04 at 23:04:44ID: 21716709

We use TrendMicro's Officescan for AV protection of both our servers and workstations. It pick up a lot of viruses that students bring into school.  Definitions can be updated every 15 minutes.

As Richard_de_groot in mentioned in PAQ  (http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/SBS_Small_Business_Server/Q_23207714.html)

- Need support if I ask. Preferably in my native language or English;
- Quick fixes of Virus breaches;
- No load on pc's and servers. At least as less as possible;
- Complete protection (incl. malware/virus/spam/spyware);
- Easy access to hotfixes and Service packs;
- The possibility to manual update the virus definitions if for some reason the automatic feature is unavailable;
- Central deployment and management;
- Do a domain virus scan with one click from management console.

PC

 

by: lamaslanyPosted on 2008-09-01 at 00:37:51ID: 22358067

The post asked for thoughs and views on alternative products and details of personal experience.  By this definition the points should be split among the responders rather than having the time they spent replying dismissed out of hand.

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