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I guess I fall under question #2. We have been running VIPRE from Sunbelt Software (www.counterspy.com) as a replacement to Symantec. I know the url is different because they recently change the product name from counterspy to VIPRE. Overall we have been happy with its performance. For a time we had both (VIPRE and Symantec) installed on the same machines and VIPRE was catching all kinds of malware that seem to escape Symantec's scans. A few months ago they did a significant upgrade which caused some issues but it seems like things have settled down. One of my favorite features is the ability to setup laptops to get updates/definitions from the local VIPRE server while in the office and the central/global VIPRE server while away from the office. Another feature I like is the ability to set it to report only and not take any action while an administrator is notified. Firm. From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hoort, Brian Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 4:00 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] Enterprise antivirus / anti-malware Greetings: We're considering switching centrally managed anti-virus, again. For years we used Symantec/Norton Corporate Edition. Our complaints with it in the past were that it was bloated, and it was becoming less effective at detecting modern threats. (I suspect this is still true to some degree). Worst of all it would get hung up on updates and stop getting definitions, requiring manual intervention by a technician. Currently we're using NOD32. While it's client is slim and trim, detection of recent threats has also been lacking, and the documentation is poor, seemingly a translation from another language. I've read that Norton was rewritten for the current version and that it has been reviewed rather highly. Of course these reviews are focused on the consumer product. Question 1: For those of you currently using Symantec Norton Corporate Edition, would you recommend the new version? Is it still getting hung-up on definitions updates? Similarly, I'm wondering what you folks think of all-in-one products vs. a mixture. The products which I've used in the past that originated as anti-virus, signature-based products have done poorly with new threats (AntiVirus 2009 scareware, etc.). One thought I've tossed around is running an anti-virus and a dedicated anti-mal-ware (e.g. PrevX, MalWareBytes etc.). Question 2: Are any of you running multiple products for anti-virus and anti-malware? Which ones? How's that working for you? Thanks for your time. Brian Hoort Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics' Computer Service Michigan State University (517) 355-4701 [log in to unmask] Skype: brian_hoort