[itdiscuss] antivirus

[Roger Wright]

I highly recommend configuring local or group policy software restrictions
to prevent drive-by malware infections from infected websites.  If you do
that, remove users from the local admin groups, and filter mail at the
gateway (Google Message Filtering [aka, Postini] is only $3/user/year)
you'll take care of 99% of your risk without installing anything a/v on the
clients. 

 

And OpenDNS will provide another layer of defense by blocking dangerous
sites by category.

 

 

Roger  Wright

 

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From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org]
On Behalf Of Bobby Stewart
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:09 PM
To: IT Discussion Forum
Subject: Re: [itdiscuss] antivirus

 

Even though it's free it doesn't mean it's good. Also at PCMag.com is a
review of v3.5. There have been 4 updates since the article but it's not
reviewed favorably except for the firewall. Can't say if the updates fixed
any of the issues in the article.

 

Article at:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2333803,00.asp

 

I've used it at a smaller church that WILL NOT fund Antivirus/Firewall so it
fits that niche and keeps them legal. Review notwithstanding, we've not had
any trouble on systems being protected by it.

 

Bobby Stewart

Network Analyst

Brentwood Baptist Church

Brentwood, TN

bstewart at brentwoodbaptist.com

(615) 324-6149 office

(615) 834-0012 cell

 

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From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org on behalf of Bobby Stewart
Sent: Wed 6/24/2009 8:42 PM
To: IT Discussion Forum
Subject: RE: [itdiscuss] antivirus

As far as I have been able to discover, the Comodo Firewall + Antivirus is
free for personal and corporate use (from their site: "free means free").
Please let me know if anyone knows otherwise.

 

An article at PCMag.com states, "And it isn't just free for noncommercial
use-it's free to all, period. According to Comodo CEO Melih Abdulhayoglu, it
will remain free indefinitely." 

 

Article at:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2240712,00.asp

 

Download link at:

http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html

 

Bobby Stewart

Network Analyst

Brentwood Baptist Church

Brentwood, TN

bstewart at brentwoodbaptist.com

(615) 324-6149 office

(615) 834-0012 cell

 

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From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org on behalf of Phillips, Paul
Sent: Wed 6/24/2009 6:20 PM
To: IT Discussion Forum
Subject: Re: [itdiscuss] antivirus

I don't know of any AV solutions that are licensed for free corporate use.
All of the "Terms of use" agreements I have read on the free ones say that
you are only allowed to install it on a computer that is for personal use.

 

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Paul Phillips

IT Manager

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(770) 458-9300 x305

pphillips at walkthru.org

 

From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org]
On Behalf Of Darin Rohatinsky
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:01 PM
To: discuss at itdiscuss.org
Subject: [itdiscuss] antivirus

 

Hey all,

 

Any suggestions for good free AV software?  We are thinking about doing away
with our active directory server and our domain, and we currently have AVG
with a client/server installation.


Darin

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