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