[carsonmiller]

Hi all,

I have just implemented a Small Business Server 2003 with 8 clients, along with a Cisco ASA 5505 firewall.

I am trying to decide on an anti-virus solution that is not going to be too "heavy", with add-ins, etc all over the place. Just want something basic that can do virus scans periodically (since 2 of the client PCs are laptops that go home with their owners).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated....

Thanks,
Carson

[jitenkm]

Go for avira antivirus premium edition
(www.avira.com ).
Even the freeware avira classic edition is a good choice but it does not give spyware/adware protection.

[carsonmiller]

Any other recommendations? This company does not have US tech support phone numbers. Doesn't seem ideal for me....

[jitenkm]

yeah avira is in Germany...( but i think virus protection should be given more importance than support & avira surely leads in this & i dont think support should be much of a problem)
Among other choices you can go in for kaspersky av but it has a very slow scanning speed.
Nod32 ,the scanning speed is fast but i dont think it is as good as many reviews show it to be (it missed a few infected files on my pc )

[lunarlander]

SC Magazine gave a Best Anti-Malware Award to Webroot Enterprise. You may want to check it out. It includes its own very good anti-spyware and Sophos's antivirus.

[avalanch3]

i have been using nod32 eset, just renewed my license today

[pfurball]

Hi carsonmiller,
I agree with avalanch3 on NOD32 by eset. It now also has a security suite and as the anti-virus programme is very easy to customise, I would assume the security suite will be just as good. NOD32 is also one of the most accurate and resource-friendly AV's going. I have used a couple of others and am going to return to eset after problems with the others I have used.
Regards Paula