I don't have much experience with AVG, except for the free personal version that I install on family/friends/strangers personal computers (usually because they don't have any protection). It's always seems to get decent reviews, but not sure how well it would incorporate in an enterprise/managed environment.
Another option, one that we use here at CVM, is F-Prot. It's been reliable for going on 7 or years for us. We focused on this product before NOD32 became well known, mainly for reasons that set it apart from the main players in this field:
- small foot-print, in more recent versions the program has gotten larger but still doesn't seem to overly burden our older systems like McAfee or Norton.
- clients can be updated from a local location, this includes definitions and settings (by xml files)
- very, very affordable price
That being said F-Prot doesn't have some of the more advanced central administration features of NOD32, but does more then well for our 800-900 system environment (PCs and laptops).
Stephen Bogdanski
Network Services
College of Veterinary Medicine
Michigan State University
>>> David McFarlane <[log in to unmask]> 9/16/2008 11:06 AM >>>
I recently had a bad experience purchasing NOD32. I like the
product, but I do not like how the company does business (a common
experience with other products/companies). So I am thinking of
switching to AVG Anti-Virus, which seems pretty good. Before I do,
can anybody tell me their bad experiences with how Grisoft does
business? If they are just as bad then perhaps I should just stick
with the devil I know. Thanks.
-- David McFarlane
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