Anti Virus With Windows 2008 Support

This is a common question I’ve seen on IT boards.  Is there any anti-malware with support for Windows Server 2008?  I’ve certainly not done an extensive search but I saw that AVG does have support for Windows Server 2008 with their server product range.  The price isn’t too bad either!

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I installed and ran it on a locked down test W2003 network today and I was impressed.  It’s simple just like Trend Micro OfficeScan.  The only downside is that it appears to keep events in a SQL database where they are tougher to get at with something like System Center Operations Manager 2007.

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  1. Another way to protect your PC from malware is to monitor
    Windows and user applications for suspicious installations or changes. For
    example, WinDiagnostic Software’s PC agents automatically monitor both the
    Windows Registry and all file systems for changes that might accompany the
    installation of viruses, worms, and spyware. Using such tools, you can identify
    malware attacks even before ant-virus vendors identify the new virus.

     

    And right now, WinDiagnostic is free.

     

    See http://www.WinDiagnostic.com

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  2. That sounds interesting Dave.
     
    A friend in the USA used an alternative solution.  He ran a highly managed network that used a "whitelist" enforcement service.  Administrators defined approved builds and software.  Anything not in that was non-compliant and therefore not allowed to be installed or run.  It beat the pants out of Sinmantec.
     
    These sound good for a highly controlled medium sized network.  But I don’t know about huge networks where there are lots of IT departments and constant approved change of huge application portfolios.  There would be a huge overhead.
     
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