”Because of its awesome real-time protection and overall performance, Anti-Virus Client Security 6 received the highest score of the ten products reviewed.“
InfoWorld, September 2005
”I tested the product in our Syracuse University Real-World Labs and found it to be a top-notch enterprise security bundle.“
Secure Enterprise, August 2005
Product page
http://www.f-secure.com/products/anti-virus/fsavcs/
Comments
I have found F-Secure antivirus, in its latest iteration, to be an absolutely fantastic product. I would never recommend or install anything else for my clients. I have used F-Secure antivirus for Exchange for several years now, and have since been convinced, with their latest product release, that their products are ready for prime-time enterprise deployment.
I had used/recommended corporate editions of Symantec for years; CA eTrust was also a suggestion due to its frequent updates and clean scanning engine. Compatibility problems, LiveUpdate nightmares, and eTrust's horrible interface left me looking. F-Secure is a welcome change.
F-Secure is superior as it responds to the latest spyware threats, provides a nice logging and management interface, and delivers the latest production against viruses.
Bottom line: If you're using McAfee, Symantec, or CA eTrust, you're not moving down in the world by switching. You're getting a far superior detection engine, with excellent/timely updates, and excellent spyware detection/removal routines. I've loaded websites to 0-day exploits for IE, and have F-Secure respond by blocking HTTP traffic before it reached my browser.
Tight.
Reviews
Support for real-time protection also varies among vendors. McAfee’s, Trend Micro’s, and Tenebril’s versions allow the malware to install, but prevent it from executing, thus leaving it installed but neutered until a removal scan is started. Others, such as Sunbelt CounterSpy, block most malware installs while missing others, and, like Trend Micro, remove existing traces on next scan. F-Secure did the best job of preventing initial installations, blocking all spyware and malware attacks.
F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 6, Excellent 9.3
Computer Associates eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware Corporate Edition r5, Good 7.6
Eset NOD32 2.5 Antivirus System, Good 7.2
LANDesk Security Suite 8.6, Excellent 8.7
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0 with Anti-Spyware Enterprise Module 8.0, Very Good 8.2
Sunbelt CounterSpy Enterprise 1.5, Very Good 8.5
SurfControl Enterprise Protection Suite - Enterprise Threat Shield, Very Good 8.3
Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for Small and Medium Business 3.0, Very Good 8.1
Countering spyware, Infoworld
September 2005
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/09/19/38FEspy_1.html
Response Time: BOZARI.A
Kaspersky 2005-08-16 21:57
QuickHeal 2005-08-16 22:48
ClamAV 2005-08-16 23:12
eTrust-INO 2005-08-16 23:51
BitDefender 2005-08-16 23:52
F-Secure 2005-08-17 0:03
AntiVir 2005-08-17 0:19
Sophos 2005-08-17 0:44
Trend Micro 2005-08-17 0:44
Kaspersky 2005-08-17 1:06
McAfee 2005-08-17 1:34
eTrust-VET 2005-08-17 1:53
Fortinet 2005-08-17 1:54
Symantec 2005-08-17 3:05
Command 2005-08-17 3:40
Panda 2005-08-17 5:24
Dr Web 2005-08-17 7:04
Ikarus 2005-08-17 7:41
eSafe 2005-08-17 7:50
Avast 2005-08-17 8:04
ClamAV 2005-08-17 9:02
Norman 2005-08-17 9:14
AVG 2005-08-17 11:33
F-Prot 2005-08-17 12:16
Hauri 2005-08-17 13:45
VirusBuster 2005-08-17 14:32
F-Prot 2005-08-17 14:57
QuickHeal 2005-08-17 15:09
McAfee 2005-08-17 15:29
Command 2005-08-17 15:32
Norman 2005-08-17 17:35
Nod32 2005-08-17 18:33
eTrust-INO 2005-08-17 20:27
eTrust-VET 2005-08-18 5:35
F-Secure 2005-08-18 6:32
Proland 2005-08-18 11:16
ClamAV 2005-08-18 13:35
McAfee 2005-08-18 14:15
Fortinet 2005-08-18 16:18
Beta definitions
McAfee (BETA) 2005-08-16 21:19
Symantec (BETA) 2005-08-16 22:07
eTrust-INO (BETA) 2005-08-16 22:13
eTrust-VET (BETA) 2005-08-16 23:15
F-Secure (BETA) 2005-08-16 23:46
Trend Micro (BETA) 2005-08-17 0:45
Fortinet (BETA) 2005-08-17 1:58
eTrust-VET (BETA) 2005-08-17 2:20
F-Secure (BETA) 2005-08-17 6:01
eTrust-VET (BETA) 2005-08-17 6:22
McAfee (BETA) 2005-08-17 11:36
McAfee (BETA) 2005-08-17 14:35
Panda (BETA) 2005-08-17 15:49
McAfee (BETA) 2005-08-17 17:35
eTrust-INO (BETA) 2005-08-17 19:00
Fortinet (BETA) 2005-08-18 9:25