I wish that there were a simple solution
to this problem but my sense is that none of the current products do a good
enough job on their own. We always run NOD32 (for its simplicity) and Windows
Defender for its notification of new events like pending registry changes.
On some machines we also run the free versions of Spybot Search and Destroy
(for its adware detection) and PrevX for its detection of rootkits.
Laurence Bates
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]
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
(517)
355-4701
Skype:
brian_hoort