Antivirus for W2K8

[snaithg]

Can anyone recommend a good AV/Security package for W2K8 (preferably free!!!)

Graham.

[aviv00]

i use the old nod 2.7 all fine too [on 64bit]

[neo]

You should go for AVG Free.

[snaithg]

You should go for AVG Free.

Thanks Neo, this is the first one that I tried. It refused to install saying that the platform was unsupported .

I have however managed to force AVG Enterprise (Beta) to install (even though a message came up again saying Server 2008 was not supported). I had big problems configuring it to allow the network connectivity that I need. In the end I had to totally disable the firewall and "Web Shield". When I have more time, I will try again to re-enable these components.

I haven't seen any virus signatures etc being updated as yet. don't know whether this is a feature of the "beta" version or because its an unsupported platform.

Graham.

Edited February 24, 2008 by snaithg

[snaithg]

i use the old nod 2.7 all fine too [on 64bit]

Thanks aviv00,

I don't know this product. Do you have a link to it?

Graham.

[solema]

You can also (removed) search for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11. It works on and was designed to support WS2008. I'm running it right now on 2k8 x64.

Edited February 29, 2008 by xper

[snaithg]

You can also (removed) search for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11. It works on and was designed to support WS2008. I'm running it right now on 2k8 x64.

Thanks solema.

Graham.

[dexter.inside]

Trend Micro OfficeScan 8.0, both Client and Server editions. Running very happily since Beta 3.

[IcemanND]

1. This is not a warez site! Links/Requests to warez and/or illegal material (porn, cracks, serials, etc..) will not be tolerated. Discussion of circumventing WGA/activation/timebombs/keygens or any other illegal activity will also not be tolerated. You will be banned without notice.

[solema]

Iceman, was I in violation of the rules suggesting SEP? I didn't provide any links or anything, but I wasn't sure. If so, I will refrain from suggestions like those from now on.

[cluberti]

Iceman, was I in violation of the rules suggesting torrenting SEP? I didn't provide any links or anything, but I wasn't sure. If so, I will refrain from suggestions like those from now on.

Yes - torrenting isn't bad per-se like any P2P package, but the product is a commercial one and is non-free. Therefore, get it from the vendor and do not use alternate means (like file-sharing), as this almost always means an illegal copy (not always, but most of the time). Therefore, we consider using torrents to get commercial packages warez, yes. Do not do it again.

[solema]

I understand. It's too bad you can't buy Symantec's corporate stuff in individual licenses, because SEP is very nice, and I like it a lot better than Norton. And yes, I'm using it legitimately.

[DonDamm]

NOD32 AV Business Edition works very nicely on Server 2008. So, does Online Armor Pro as a firewall. Both are top notch in their class.

[snaithg]

NOD32 AV Business Edition works very nicely on Server 2008. So, does Online Armor Pro as a firewall. Both are top notch in their class.

Thanks, DonDamm

Graham.

[rebelo]

McAfee Enterprise 8.5i runs smoothly. I think it's lighter than Symantec Corporate.