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Best Antivirus setup for 8 clients on a SBS 2003 network

Hi All,

 I am setting up a network that will have up to 8 client PC's on a SB server 2003 configuration.  The server will have exchange but the mails will be pre scanned.
I will have a sonicwall firewall installed also.

I am enquiring what would be the best anti virus/security setup, the cost is definatly a factor though.

hope someone could put me on the correct path here.  I would ideally like the server to controll all virus updates etc.

Thanks very much,
Stephen.
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Is it exspensive?
I get an error on page when try check price.
Does it also cover exchange if I was to scann mail internally instead of getting external body to do so.

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Stephen
Looks like there have been some product updates/changes since we bought the corporate edition, but looks like you can get away with somewhere between $500-$800 depending on what features you want. (Exchange scanning will add a chunk of change.)  Best plan for you would be to contact a vendor like CDW who can navigate this for you. This is not a product you’re going to be able to pick up off the shelf at your local office supply store.
I found a vendor that had lower price for moving over to Mcaffee from Symantec and AVG. I forgot what they called it. Its was alot cheaper included Epo and software updated for a year. wasnt a bad deal like $14 a station at 40 stations.  Our vendor is IntelinetSystems.com


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Sounds like you're on the right track. If the product is Trend Micro, I have worked with that too with descent results. Good luck.
Which SonicWall do you have?  Most of them have an addon available for antivirus (McAfee) where the firewall handles client deployment, configuration rules, etc.  It's essentially a zero-config solution.

http://www.sonicwall.com/products/antivirus.html

A lot of our clients have the TZ170 and the antivirus seems to work ok.  The nice thing about it is that you can insure that no one can access the internet without having the antivirus installed.

Matt Ridings
MSR Consulting
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Personally, I use TrendMicro, Client/Server/Messaging suite for Small Business Server.  It runs about $22.00 per workstation with a minum of 5 for their Competative Upgrade license (meaning you already have a competative product installed on the workstations).  There's no "server license" so you only need to get enough to cover each machine (including your server).  So 9 x $22 is a pretty good price and it works!

See: http://www.provantage.com/trend-micro-licenses-cmun0000~7TREN1VE.htm

or without the competative upgrade it runs about $37 per seat:
http://www.provantage.com/trend-micro-licenses-cmnn0026~7TRES01X.htm

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You don't disable the personal firewall on the trendmicro product?  (not knocking the trendmicro product, almost *all* of the 'all-in-one' type products we tested ended up giving us problems).  We eventually moved all mail spam/virus checking to the server, and just use the windows firewall and a centrally deployable virus only product on the clients.  Sucked too because some of the features in the all-in-ones we really liked.

In a bare install we deploy kaspersky these days, but that has more to do with a personal fetish for their virus detection engine than the fact that we've ever had any real problems out of the other vendors.  Well, that and the fact that they seem to have a client for almost every platform known to man (ISA as well).  If you use them though insure you buy the 2 year subscription and not the 1.  It's barely any more money.

2 year subscription for your server and 10 workstations is $462

Probably going to be hard pressed to beat the sonicwall add-on feature for feature though, even though I sure like kaspersky better than mcafee

Matt Ridings
MSR Consulting


Hi,
Thanks for reply's,
 
  I am installing a TZ170 wireless,

 So what I am thinking is follows:

  If I use the antivirus software on the TZ170 then there would be no need for using any Antivirus software on client PC's?
 
I have never used kaspersky, trendmicro etc but would they be a better option than using the symantic/Mcafee.

thanks
Stephen
 
 


 
>   If I use the antivirus software on the TZ170 then there would be no need
> for using any Antivirus software on client PC's?
It depends,  if you get the virus through for example a USB stick or as email attachment through an hotmail account or some secured connection the firewall could miss the virus on the PC.
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Thanks for all the help folks!

I think I will chaeck out the TZ170 Option

Cheers
Stephen
Who said anything about not diabling the personal firewall with TrendMicro?  I always disable it... it's a PITA!  But I otherwise like the product.

Not having used the TZ170, I can't offer a comparison.

Jeff
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