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CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise r8.1
McAfee Active Virus Defense 8.7
Symantec AntiVirus Enterprise Edition 11.0
Trend Micro NeatSuite
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Report Contents
Current Perspective Rating
Product Strengths & Weaknesses
Product Buying Criteria
Product Metrics
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Enterprise AntiVirus Buying Criteria
Scanning and Outbreak Containment
Methodology of antivirus, scanning and content filtering; and anti-spam capabilities
Management Features
Tools for helping administrators centrally manage all access points in the network; signature updates; quarantine capabilities; and reporting features
Architecture
Structure of the product, including OS requirements, integration and pre-configuration notations, and performance
Vendor Support
Support customers can expect to receive during and after system set-up, in regard to routine signature updates and emergency response
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Enterprise AntiVirus Product Metrics
Antivirus Features
Real-time detection/removal/remediation of spyware
Application exclusions for setting custom policies
Integrated AV and anti-spyware
Tamper Protection
AntiVirus Capabilities
Real-time and On-demand AV File System Scanning
Scheduled AV Scanning
Real-time AV Attachment Scanning for Lotus Notes
Realtime AV Scanning for Incoming/Outgoing POP3
In-memory Scanning
Outbound E-mail Worm Blocking
Network Server Anti-virus Protection
Scan Individual File, Folder and Drive
Forced Restart of Real-time Protection if Disabled
Heuristic Scanning
Includes Scan Throttling Options
Initiates Scheduled Events that are Missed
Identify Host that Dropped Threat on Machine
Quarantine/Submit Suspicious Files for Analysis
Detect and Remove Adware and Spyware Applications
Compressed File Scanning
Client System Can Roam to Another Mgmt Server
Laptop Battery Optimization
Automatic Updating Capabilities
Antivirus Signature and Engine Updates
Management Server ''Pushes'' Content Updates
Centralized Content Update Server
Management Features
Central Management Console
Deploy Invisible Client Install
Identify Clients w/o AV/Third-party AV Protection
Uninstall Third-party AV Software
Deploy from Management Console
Deploy from Web Server
Deploy from Log-in Script
Deploy from Network Share
Deploy Using Third-party Distribution Tool
Pre-configure Client Policy with Lockdown Settings
Deploy with Elevated Privileges
Central Quarantine of Suspicious Files
Submission/Response of Suspicious Files
Remote Policy Compliance (VPN)
Real-time AV Protection-enabled
Real-time Heuristic Scanning at Specified Level
Real-time AV Protection on Specified Files
Content Update Session Completed
Installed Antivirus Client Version is Specified
Virus Definition Files No Older than Max Age
A Specified Scan Ran Within the Last (n) Days
Microsoft Exchange/Outlook Plug-in is Enabled
Lotus Notes Plug-in is Installed and Enabled
Auto Remediation if Virus Defns are Out of Date
Auto Remediation if Real-time Protection is Off
Alerts
Customizable Text in Alert Message
E-mail
SNMP Trap
Pager
Run a Program
Write to System Event Log
Tray Icon Shows Alerts and Disables
Logging and Reporting
View Detailed Logs from Console
Logs Date and Severity of Attacks
Filters Event Data Sent from Client to Mgmt Server
OS Support - Windows
OS Support - Other Platforms
Mail Security
Platforms
OS Support
Mail Security AV Capabilities
Real-time Scanning
Scheduled Scanning
On-demand Scanning
Incremental Scanning
Message Store Scanning
True-file Typing
Malformed MIME Threat Detection
Heuristic Antivirus Scanning
Quarantine Suspicious Files
Scanning Compressed Files
Container Limits (''Zip of Death'' Prevention)
Filename Blocking
Extension Blocking
Mass-mailer Cleanup
Spam Prevention
Integrated Anti-spam Subscription Service Option
Detection
Sender Blocking
Real-time Blacklist (DNSBL) Support
Filtering by Subject Line
Filtering by Message Body
Heuristic Antispam Engine
Custom Subject Line Tag
Optional X-Bulk Header
Spam Score Handling
Prevents Relaying Non-local Requests (Anti-relay)
False Positive Prevention
Sender Whitelisting
Whitelist by Full Domain
Whitelist by E-mail Address
Whitelist by Sub-domain
Whitelist by Top-Level Domain (TLD)
Whitelist by Domain Using Wildcard
Auto-generated Whitelist
Recipient Whitelisting
Content Enforcement
Subject Line Blocking
Message Body Filtering
Rules-based Filtering
Attachment Scanning
Custom Disclaimers
Automatic Updating
Frequency of Virus Definition Updating
Virus Signatures
Scan Engine Updates
Unified Virus Definition Update
Heuristic Antispam Engine Definitions
No Service/System Restart on Scan Engine Update
Management Features
Centralize Server Configuration
Web-based Management UI
Role-based Administration
Auto-refreshable Configuration File
Graphical Reporting
System Alerts
Message Quarantine
Outbreak Alerting
Centralized Reporting
Mail Security Technology Integration
Single-source Install
Virus Scanning/Anti-spam/Content Enforcement
OS Support
Anti-virus
Real-time Scanning of HTTP/FTP over HTTP Traffic
On-demand Scanning
Quarantine
E-mail Alerts on Virus Infection
E-mail Alerts on Virus that Cannot be Repaired
URL Filtering
List-based Filtering Using Pre-defined Categories
Real-time Heuristic Filtering of Web Page Content
Blocked Site Override
Custom Local Category Support
Per User, Per Group, Per Computer Policy Options
Time of Day, Day of Week Scheduling
Allow-only Mode
Locked Mode
Audit Mode
Auto Alert when Threshold of Blocked Sites Reached
Auto Locking of Internet when Threshold Reached
Management
Central Policy Mgmt Using LDAP, Active Directory
Secure Authentication
Central Authentication Support Leveraging LDAP
HTML-based User Interface
Access Control List Support for Granular Mgmt
Reporting
Detailed Activity Reports
Built-in Graphical Reporting
Support for Event Manager for AntiVirus
Most Active Users/Computers
Top 10 Web sites Accessed
Bandwidth, Traffic Statistics
Management, Configuration Change Information
File Filtering
Blocking by Attachment Type
Container Limits (''Zip of Death'' Prevention)
OS Support
Vendor Back-end Response
Dedicated Worldwide Security Research and Response
Regular Security Protection Updates
Response Centers WorldWide
Professional Services Available
Licensing Options
Sold on a per Node Basis
Includes One-year Technical Support
Includes One-year Upgrade Insurance
Second-year Extended Maintenance Available
Third-year Extended Maintenance Available
Support Features
7X24X365 Extended Hours Available
Number of Dedicated Contacts – Level 1
Number of Dedicated Contacts – Level 2
Number of Dedicated Contacts – Level 3
Additional Dedicated Contacts Available
Proactive Alerting Available
Product Notification Service Available
Technical Account Manager Available
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