I think a significant part of the equation is how large of a network you're supporting and how much administration is involved. We've been running McAfee and ePO since 2002/2003, and from a security standpoint it has been outstanding when it comes to Antivirus protection. Unfortunately it does little in the realm of helping to protect us from Malware/Spyware. There's ANOTHER McAfee product for that ($$$). From an administration standpoint, it has been a significant headache - so much so that we've been contemplating replacing it when our licensing support agreement is up for renewal in March of 2010. Another significant part of the equation is how educated we are as an end user/customer. I'm wondering if better education on the McAfee product for our administration staff would solve some of our headaches. Then again, it is AV. We need it to work, and we need proof that it is updating. How much administration should it require?
We're supporting hundreds of desktops and servers, by year end we'll be over 500 workstations and servers total. What I don't need is even more of an administration headache. I've heard really good things about NOD from an administration standpoint, and just about everybody seems to be complaining about how much stuff Symantec breaks. We've had very little issue with McAfee breaking things, but administration is frustrating, according to my admin(s). We're contemplating ESET NOD32, Symantec/Norton, Trend Micro, Sophos, and VIPRE. I've seen good and bad things about all of them, and VIPRE is so young of a product comparatively, I'm skittish, but given the good things I've heard about VIPRE, combined with the relative cost, I can't ignore them. I've seen enough bad about the rest of them, that I'm contemplating staying where we are and dealing with "the devil we know", but I've had enough bad experience with McAfee, I really want to know if there really is anything truly better out there that I can trust. From the people I've talked with, anyone who started with McAfee ePO and moved to Symantec HATES Symantec, and anyone who started with Symantec and moved to McAfee HATES McAfee... If you look at Gartner's last Magic Quadrant : http://www.eset.com/gartner/ McAfee, Symantec, Sophos and Trend are the "leaders" in the industry...VIPRE didn't even make the list... Anybody else in the same/similar dilemma or better yet, anybody else successfully find a way out that they are pleased with? Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected]<BLOCKED::mailto:%[email protected]> www.eaglemds.com<BLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/> ________________________________ From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 3:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Antivirus/Anti-spyware/Anti-adware/etc What do you guys like (besides Vipre, obviously! :)) for antivirus/anti-spyware/anti-malware/etc? Our AVG is coming up for renewal in January and I'm not sure I want to renew it. I am considering Vipre, although I thought the interface (on the home version - didn't have a spare server to set up the Enterprise trial) was a bit "clunky" due to having to "white list" an app in several different places. :( I'm also considering purchasing a bunch of licenses for Malware Bytes so I can have that on every desktop. I'm also thinking about F-Secure/F-Prot. I know that one of our vendors uses and recommends Kaspersky and I have used them in the past at home. Any others? The idea of using a Microsoft antivirus doesn't sit well with me.... Of course there's always the argument of "they know where the security holes are so they can protect them." But my answer to that is, "well, if they know where the holes are, they can fix 'em and not charge me for an antivirus product!" :) [cid:[email protected]][cid:[email protected]] ________________________________ Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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