Re: recommendations for centrally managed corporate antivirus solution

["Mike Hale" <eyeronic.design () gmail com>]

We just rolled out TrendMicro at my last company.

It worked fairly well.

On 14 Feb 2008 15:38:41 -0000, illuminaeti () gmail com
<illuminaeti () gmail com> wrote:
> Hi list
>
>
> On the different networks I manage, I've been using Symantec corporate since version 7. I've never had any major 
> issues with it until now.
>
>
> Version 11, now called "Symantec endpoint Protection" requires IIS and either MS SQL or the symantec embedded 
> database. I installed a copy on a test server and it just about crippled it. Network access from clients was 
> incredibly slow and processor use was hitting %100. I've heard the same comments from a collegue who installed it on 
> a new server at the customer's request. The file server was virtually unusable even before the client was installed 
> on the workstation. Also the new GUI is just plain awful.
>
>
>  I don't have the time or resources to tweak settings to get better performance out of the AV.
>
>  I've heard good things about NOD32, Sophos and Kaspersky.  I've started looking around and of course, every website 
> I visit tells me the software they sell is the best in the universe.
>
>
> So, looking for real answers from real users, I thought I'd ask you all about your experience, positive or negative, 
> with various corporate antivirus software.
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>
> Thanks in advance.


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