Trend Micro's AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007

Trend Micro's AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007

Trend Micro's AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007 came in dead last in our "Virus Stoppers" antivirus roundup test of eight products. Its disappointing finish was primarily due to its lackluster performance at detecting malware samples: The program missed almost one in five samples, for a poor catch rate of 82 percent.

Trend Micro did somewhat better at proactively detecting unknown malware using one-month-old signature files, but even here, its 43 percent detection rate was the third-worst showing. Coupled with a relatively expensive $40 price tag and no renewal discount, Trend Micro's performance leaves much to be desired.
On the plus side, the program installed smoothly, was easy to use, and includes good default settings for the average person, such as an automatically scheduled full-system scan. The software provides a user-configurable scheduled scan and checks for definition updates every 3 hours. These defaults are a snap to change via an intuitive and smooth interface that will appeal to even the most nontechnical user.

One particularly useful feature scans for known Microsoft product vulnerabilities. If a machine is missing an important security patch, for example, the application guides the user to Microsoft's Windows Update site to download and apply the appropriate updates and patches.

Trend Micro's AntiVirus scans e-mail traffic over the POP3 and SMTP protocols, but unlike almost every other program we tested (except for Grisoft AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus Professional Edition), it does not scan HTML traffic. Also, Trend Micro's product stands alone in being unable to launch a manual file scan through a right-click within Windows Explorer, a weakness that the company says it will remedy in future updates. And the application's antispyware protection has an annoying habit of labeling tracking cookies as dangerous spyware.

We tested the Vista version of TrendMicro AntiVirus plus Anti-Spyware 2007 for our "Virus Stoppers" roundup. An XP version of the software is also available.

-- Ryan Naraine

by http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130912/article.html

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BitDefender Total Security 2008

BitDefender Total Security 2008

The time of the year has arrived when the online security manufacturers swoop on mass to release their latest wares and so it is with BitDefender Total Security 2008, which from the look of the new interface has been designed to go head-to-head with Symantec Norton 360. It’s a slim 41MB download, so even if you’re on dial-up you won’t find it too much of a taxing download.

The interface has been simplified and is built around four keys functions, Security, Parental Control, Tuneup and Backup. To keep things simple, the program checks the status and if thing are fine you should see a row of four ticks across the screen. When an issue arises you’ll find an exclamation mark. To emphasis status, the program uses a traffic light style colour coding. If a problem arises, click Fix It button and the problem will usually be resolved. For the average user this is about as complicated as it gets.

When it comes to checking for viruses, this latest version has grouped antivirus and anti-spyware together, which not only makes more sense but also speeds up the scanning process considerably. BitDefender has always been a powerful package but the 2008 version is even better than we expected. As with similar tools, you can choose to run manually or setup a schedule to best suit you. Updates are automatic and when we were testing it out, seemed to arrive almost daily.

It’s not only the speed of scanning that has been optimised, as the scanning now also handles malware far more effectively and even supports the clearing out of rootkits, something previous packages didn’t. This means even if you’ve installed the program on a PC that is already infected, it will find it and eliminate it. Malware is isolated as it’s found and when found won’t even allow you to open the offending email let alone the file attached.

There is now a Games mode, which will automatically disable updates and popups when you’re playing online. This may not sound like much but if you’ve ever experienced these when gaming online, then you’ll know how infuriating they can be.

An internet security suite wouldn’t be complete these days without adding a little more and just as with Symantec with Norton 360, it’s a range of clean-up tools that add to Total Security. So, you’ll find utilities to clean up your registry entries, clear out duplicate files and generally clean up the system. There is even a defrag tool that works faster and better than the one shipping with Windows, so you’ll find this package really does live up to its name.

VERDICT

BitDefender Total Security 2008 has a lot to live up to, not only in terms of its name but also the rival competition on the market.

In both instances, we found it more than capable. So much so, that this may well our new favourite security product and it doesn’t cost the earth to protect your PC.

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System requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11

System requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11

Question/Issue:

The following are the minimum system requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Solution:

Symantec Endpoint Protection

The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	400 MHz Intel Pentium III (1 GHz for Windows Vista)	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Home/Professional/Tablet PC Editions Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions Windows Vista (x86)	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Vista x64 Edition Note: The Symantec Endpoint Protection installation CD contains a 64-bit application.
Memory	256 MB of RAM	256 MB of RAM
Hard disk	600 MB	700 MB
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements: Microsoft Terminal Server Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Console, and embedded database
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install the Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Manager and Console, and the embedded database.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	900 MHz Intel Pentium III	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported. The management components are 32-bit applications.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Note: The management server, console, and embedded database are 32-bit applications.
Memory	1 GB RAM minimum (2-4 GB recommended)	1 GB RAM minimum (2-4 GB recommended)
Hard disk	4 GB for the server plus an additional 4 GB for the database	4 GB for the server plus an additional 4 GB for the database
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Manager and Console without the embedded database.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported. The management server and console are 32-bit applications.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Note: The management server and console are 32-bit applications.
Memory	512 MB of RAM minimum (1 GB recommended)	512 MB of RAM minimum (1 GB recommended)
Hard disk	500 MB plus 100 MB for temp space	500 MB plus 100 MB for temp space
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)	Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Static IP address Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Symantec Endpoint Protection Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Console without the Manager or embedded database.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported. The management console is a 32-bit application.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Note: The management console is a 32-bit application
Memory	512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)	512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
Hard disk	40 MB plus 100 MB for temp space	40 MB plus 100 MB for temp space
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Quarantine Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Quarantine Console.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	Not supported
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Not supported
Memory	64 MB of RAM	Not supported
Hard disk	35 MB	Not supported
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Not supported
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 1.2 or later If MMC is not already installed, you need 3 MB free disk space (10 MB during installation).	Not supported

Central Quarantine Server
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Central Quarantine Server.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	600 MHz Intel Pentium III	Not supported
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions	Not supported
Memory	128 MB of RAM	Not supported
Hard disk	40 MB, 500 MB to 4 GB recommended for quarantined items, and a 250 MB swap file	Not supported
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Not supported
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later	Not supported

Symantec Network Access Control 11.
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Component	32-bit	64-bit
Processor	550 MHz Intel Pentium II (1 GHz for Windows Vista)	1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors: Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support AMD 64-bit Opteron AMD 64-bit Athlon Note: Itanium is not supported.
Operating system	Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Home/Professional Tablet PC Editions Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions Windows Vista (x86)	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Vista x86 Edition Note: The Symantec Network Access Control installation CD contains a 64-bit application.
Memory	256 MB of RAM minimum	256 MB of RAM minimum
Hard disk	300 MB	400 MB
Display	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor	Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements: Microsoft Terminal Server Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server	Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

VMware support
Symantec software is supported in VMware environments. The following table shows the supported VMware configurations for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Symantec software	VMware support
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, Console, and database components	The management server is supported on the following versions of VMware: VMware WS 5.0 (workstation) VMware GSX 3.2 (enterprise) VMware ESX 2.5 (workstation) The management server is supported on the following guest VMware operating systems: Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later Windows 2003 Server/Enterprise Server Web Edition Windows 2003 Server Windows x64 Edition Windows XP Home/Professional Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Network Access Control clients	The client components are supported on the following versions of VMware: VMware WS 5.0 (workstation) VMware GSX 3.2 (enterprise) VMware ESX 2.5 (workstation) The client components are supported on the following guest VMware operating systems: Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server Windows 2003 Server/Enterprise Server Web Edition Windows 2003 Server Windows x64 Edition Windows XP Home/Professional Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

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