Currently looking for a solid small footprint Anti virus software for a small business and was wondering how everyone else felt towards which product would suite best.
We were with Trend Micro, and they just havent been up to par at all, bad customer service, constant hassles with the software, freezing up our database, the list goes on.
Was looking into McAfee, Kapersky, or Norton.
What are some of everyone elses views on the subject? Id love to know!
Thanks
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8 responses so far ↓
1 Vicke S // Nov 19, 2008
kapersky
you have also free option
avg or avast both are good
2 black w // Nov 19, 2008
I think the best one is Bitdefender.
If you are lookiing for free alternatives, try source:
3 Nick // Nov 19, 2008
Avast - great for home or biz
4 dice_340 // Nov 19, 2008
Norton
5 chanaka_g // Nov 19, 2008
Try free anti virus protection for small time. If it’s good you can purchase a commercial version of the program.
Try this link and download one.
http://techguysl.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-is-best-free-antivirus-sowtware.html
6 cotojo // Nov 19, 2008
Avast anti-virus which better definitions, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit built in, faster and more reliable:
http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?part=dl-AvastHome&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=10852750
Setup Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/5lxy24
AV Comparison:
http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/09_02
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-compare-home-professional.html
7 Willy // Nov 19, 2008
NOD32 or Kaspersky, both been around long enough to have built a consistent record of being the best. Norton is good but not as good and I've not been impressed by their customer service. McAfee just isn't up there with them. The free ones are OK for a home computer but I wouldn't use them for a business computer.
8 Dunbar Pappy // Nov 19, 2008
Securing Windows operating systems from Internet attacks is not a single application, or even a suite; it’s layers of protection, user habits, threat landscape awareness, system configuration, and more.
Although they may be good, plenty of freeware is available that will do the same job (maybe better?) as CareOne, McAfee, or Norton suites, that do not deplete your system resources (and therefore speed).
Look through some of the suggested freeware here, and pick some of the frontline defenses and study up.
Sorry, but using Windows requires you to become a security expert, it’s that simple.
Something they don’t tell you when you buy this system…
http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/security/fwsecuritytools.html
Also, for this small business, will you utilize e-commerce?
If so you’ll need much stiffer securities to prevent hacks leading to fraud (against you or the buyer)
A small priced, yet very effective hardware item is ‘Astaro Gateway’ which provides network wide multifunction security.
Worth a look…
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