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Need to secure about 125 machines, and 8 servers.
I was looking at Kaspersky and TrendMicro... cost is around 5k for a 36 month subscription.
My boss is trying to go cheap on it, which I advised against but hey..
I went to McAfee site, and there's a 50 dollar product that says it protects ALL your devices, but no information about node limitation etc.
Any ideas?
I was looking at Kaspersky and TrendMicro... cost is around 5k for a 36 month subscription.
My boss is trying to go cheap on it, which I advised against but hey..
I went to McAfee site, and there's a 50 dollar product that says it protects ALL your devices, but no information about node limitation etc.
Any ideas?
Look into Microsoft Forefront http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Forefront - it's the coporate version of Microsoft Security Essentials, which is best for Desktops
We use Microsoft security Essentials on all workstations. No Problems at all.
For Servers Kaspersky is the best we have used.
For Servers Kaspersky is the best we have used.
This is not an area where you want to "go cheap". There are low cost solutions though. I use Kaspersky and have never been happier. Also, I have used Trend in the past and it is good as well. I do not like large programs like McAfee or Norton as they are large and VERY difficult to get rid of when you want to change. AVG and Avast! also make some great products that are lower cost than big names. Microsoft is essentially Giant AV. They bought them some years back and their Windows defender product is very good.
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Honestly, MSE/Defender has proven unreliable in detecting most threats I've found myself.
1) It's easily disabled.
2) It doesn't update reliably
3) It boggs down the machine, unless you disable realtime scanning which of course defeats the purpose.
4) When it does detect something, it rarely removes it without some intervention on my behalf.
1) It's easily disabled.
2) It doesn't update reliably
3) It boggs down the machine, unless you disable realtime scanning which of course defeats the purpose.
4) When it does detect something, it rarely removes it without some intervention on my behalf.
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MSE does not bogg down the computer at all you do not even know it is there.
Remember antivirus is more of a User Training than it is software.
No software package is going to catch everything.
People cause all the antivirus problem. If you educate your users then you will have more success.
Norton and Mcafee do hog your computer resources stay away from them
How do you deploy your updates? With 125 plus computers I would think you use WSUS
If you use WSUS Microsoft Security Essentials updates can be processed via WSUS
Works great Windows 8 Windows 7 and Windows XP
For Windows 8 Defender has become MSE
All works very nicely.
Remember antivirus is more of a User Training than it is software.
No software package is going to catch everything.
People cause all the antivirus problem. If you educate your users then you will have more success.
Norton and Mcafee do hog your computer resources stay away from them
How do you deploy your updates? With 125 plus computers I would think you use WSUS
If you use WSUS Microsoft Security Essentials updates can be processed via WSUS
Works great Windows 8 Windows 7 and Windows XP
For Windows 8 Defender has become MSE
All works very nicely.
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Leew is correct, although ou will see that many experts here will endorse Vipre or an ESET product like NOD32.
No matter what you use, a user can subvert it. I have fantastic experiences with Vipre, but just yesterday one of my users got the System Care virus (actually rogue antivirus). It was fairly easy to clean, but she got it by clicking on a link and accepting the defaults for an install. So beware the human element!
No matter what you use, a user can subvert it. I have fantastic experiences with Vipre, but just yesterday one of my users got the System Care virus (actually rogue antivirus). It was fairly easy to clean, but she got it by clicking on a link and accepting the defaults for an install. So beware the human element!
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MSE is garbage..(you get what you pay for)
I haven't heard of VIPRE, which is why I posted this to begin with.. in case there was some options I hadn't heard of yet.
I'll check it out soon enough.
I haven't heard of VIPRE, which is why I posted this to begin with.. in case there was some options I hadn't heard of yet.
I'll check it out soon enough.
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Thanks for the feedback.