Antivirus Advice Needed
I need to recommend an antivirus solution for a school with approximately 55 workstations. Most of my experience is with small businesses and residential clients so I am not sure how to go about setting up antivirus for this many comptuters. There is no server in the group, as most of these workstations are for learning in the "computer lab". Should I install single copies of a standard antivirus program such as Norton or AVG on each workstation, or should I look for a workgroup or corporate edition? Also, as they are on a limited budget, is there one that someone would recommend as far as being more affordable?
Thank you. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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i recommend avast anti virus www.avast.com, there is a free version, both both are powerful, uses low resources ideal on low memory pc and customizable, it even has skins which you can download or even create
avast is installed in my pc for years and i have no problems, the only problem i have is i forgot ejecting cds prior to shutting down because you can set avast to check removable media before shutting to minimize the risk of infection
The one I am using is Micro Trend PC-Cillin corporate edition with the server installed on one pc and clients installed on others
I would recommend you to use the antivirus for corporate edition which contains Server / Clients.Almost all the antivirus companies support corporate edition.
the main advantage of using corporate edition is that you don't need to take care of all individual pcs' you will be just updated virus defination ON SERVER and the clients would be updated automatically.
Good Luck
I would recommend you to use the antivirus for corporate edition which contains Server / Clients.Almost all the antivirus companies support corporate edition.
the main advantage of using corporate edition is that you don't need to take care of all individual pcs' you will be just updated virus defination ON SERVER and the clients would be updated automatically.
Good Luck
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Thank you all for your responses. With your help, I am starting to get a feel for what needs to be done.
Assuming I elect to set up a workstation to use as a server, will I need to install a server-based software, such as Windows 2000 Server, along with the acccompanying seat licenses?
Assuming I elect to set up a workstation to use as a server, will I need to install a server-based software, such as Windows 2000 Server, along with the acccompanying seat licenses?
If you were to use Active Directory deployment methods, then yes, you would need a server running Active Directory and also client access licenses. It's important to note, Microsoft has fairly reasonable discounts for server for educational use. I believe the server license (no cals) would be roughly $150 - compared to $500+ for a non-academic version.
Windows 2000 workstation is fine for up to 10 connections at a time. Server might be preferable but would add significatly to the cost and I would on install it if it appears to be necessary for other purposes. Educational prices are significatly lower.
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Again, thanks to all who responded. I am going to use Norton Corp Edition and Win 2000 Server. The school system actually has a pricing deal for these products. With your help, I have a much better idea of what I'm doing and why.