RE: recommendations for centrally managed corporate antivirus solution

["Petter Bruland" <pbruland () fcglv com>]

I'm also using Trend Micro, and it's working OK. A little annoyed that I
can't change the clients to roaming mode from the console, I can only
allow them to be roaming and then the change has to be made on the
client's Trend app. Possibly some reg hack that can do this, but I
haven't found one yet...

Very happy with how little resources it requires both on the server and
client side.
Downside is that it requires IIS.

I did evaluate Kaspersky also, and was very impressed with that product.
But since both me and my co-worker had previously worked with Trend, we
chose that product.

-Petter 

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Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:39 AM
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Subject: recommendations for centrally managed corporate antivirus
solution

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.


Thanks in advance.