Screenshots: Five overlooked enterprise grade antivirus systems
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Five Apps: AV Managers: Avast
Five Apps: AV Managers: Avast
ntThis gallery is also available as a post in the Five Apps blog..
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ntIn this edition of Five Apps, we take a look at five enterprise grade antivirus systems that fall just under that handful of major players. These five systems are among the myriad of systems available. The only requirement is that there is a centralized management console to manage and control the client-side software.
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ntFirst up is Avast! The admin console contains many tasks for admins to maintain and monitor their client systems.
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ntScreenshot of Avast! console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Avast
Five Apps: AV Managers: Avast
ntEndpoints are easily discoverable by running a server-side task.
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ntScreenshot of Avast! console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Avast
Five Apps: AV Managers: Avast
ntBuilding an installation package is easy – just check the boxes of the software pieces you want to include.
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ntScreenshot of Avast! console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Avast
Five Apps: AV Managers: Avast
ntThe client software offers most common options to the end user or local admin.
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ntScreenshot of Avast! client by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: F-Secure
Five Apps: AV Managers: F-Secure
ntEndpoint detection is fairly easy in F-Secure as well.
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ntScreenshot of F-Secure console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: F-Secure
Five Apps: AV Managers: F-Secure
ntA quick heads-up on the F-Secure client status.
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ntScreenshot of F-Secure client by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: F-Secure
Five Apps: AV Managers: F-Secure
ntF-Secure also offers a nice Statistics panel.
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ntScreenshot of F-Secure client by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Panda
Five Apps: AV Managers: Panda
ntPanda AdminSecure’s standout feature is its built-in self-diagnosis.
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ntScreenshot of Panda AdminSecure console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Panda
Five Apps: AV Managers: Panda
ntThe Panda AdminSecure console has several pie charts giving admins a nice heads-up on the status of their network.
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ntScreenshot of Panda AdminSecure console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Panda
Five Apps: AV Managers: Panda
ntMonitoring historical activity is also a snap in Panda.
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ntScreenshot of Panda AdminSecure console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Panda
Five Apps: AV Managers: Panda
ntThe Panda Security client software is very simple – just a notification center icon with some right-click options for system scans.
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ntScreenshot of Panda AdminSecure client by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: VIPRE
Five Apps: AV Managers: VIPRE
ntVIPRE Business offers endpoint detection and installation options similar to the others.
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ntScreenshot of VIPRE Business console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: VIPRE
Five Apps: AV Managers: VIPRE
ntVIPRE Business dashboard is sparse but gives admins the information they need.
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ntScreenshot of VIPRE Business console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: VIPRE
Five Apps: AV Managers: VIPRE
ntThe client software displays many statistics for the end user or local admin to use.
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ntScreenshot of VIPRE Business client by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: VIPRE
Five Apps: AV Managers: VIPRE
ntAlso available is a summary of the last system scan.
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ntScreenshot of VIPRE Business client by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Webroot
Five Apps: AV Managers: Webroot
ntWebroot SecureAnywhere is a cloud-only antivirus manager. The dashboard gives admins enough information to manage their systems.
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ntScreenshot of Webroot console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Webroot
Five Apps: AV Managers: Webroot
ntDetecting, deploying, and monitoring systems is also very easy with Webroot.
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ntScreenshot of Webroot console by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Webroot
Five Apps: AV Managers: Webroot
ntThe Webroot client, touted to be the smallest AV client in the world, offers some great statistics, including the amount of CPU time, memory, and average scan time.
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ntScreenshot of Webroot client by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
Five Apps: AV Managers: Webroot
Five Apps: AV Managers: Webroot
ntRunning a scan – or checking on the status of the last one – is also very easy.
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ntScreenshot of Webroot client by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
