Re: Best AntiVirus option! by Chad
Chad
Mon May 24 19:16:23 CDT 2004
Hi Danny -
Best overall is definitely going to be a matter of opinion. There are
several high-quality products with good track records that have a strong
following. Having said that, I personally prefer Trend Micro's
Client/Server/Messaging Suite for SMB. We put this on every new server we
install. We do have a few (inherited) clients using Symantec (either
Corporate A/V, Corporate A/V + Exchange, or their SBS bundle). Maybe it's
just me, but I've seen some funky behavior with Symantec Corporate. We have
one client that prefers to have full system scans of the clients run every
night in addition to the real-time scanning. This client has rogue scans
firing off on the clients almost randomly. We've been though everything,
and can't figure out why this is happening.
A few reasons I like Trend C/S/M for SMB:
1) Ability to pull updates hourly
2) Includes Anti-spam & Anti-spyware
3) Client install detects most consumer-grade A/V packages (Norton,
McAfee, etc) and automatically uninstalls as part of it's own installation
routine
4) You can purchase exact number of licenses. (Have 17 clients? No need
to buy a 25 client license - buy just the 17 you need)
5) Price - it's one of the less expensive solutions available.
6) Experience. I've never had a single issue with Trend. Never had a
virus get through, etc. It's almost 'Set it & forget it' . . .
--
Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP
SBS ROCKS!
www.msmvps.com/cgross
www.gosbs.org
Danny O'Sullivan wrote:
> Hi learned Friends,
>
> Doing a little research in the best overall Anti-virus product for
> SBS,
>
> Was hoping to get your views on products you use and why you think
> they are better etc.
>
> Prefer real world examples to speculation if possible
>
> Regards
>
>
> Danny