Symantec introduces...
| Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition Version Comparison |
SAV 8 |
SAV 9 |
SAV 10 |
| Advanced Security Protection |
In-Memory Scanning - Scans in-memory processes on disk for threats. If a threat is detected, the running process can be terminated
Benefit: Enables protection against in-memory threats, such as Code Red and Nimda. |
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X |
X |
Application Self Protection - Protects the Symantec AntiVirus application processes and registry settings from unauthorized access and changes. This prevents "retro" viruses from attacking and disabling the application.
Benefit: Reduces infections and higher cleanup costs of advanced viruses |
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X |
Expanded Security Risks Detection - (formerly called Expanded Threats) Expands virus, worm, and Trojan horse detection capabilities to include malicious and other non-virus threats, such as: Dialers, Joke Programs, Remote Access, and Hack Tools, which can be used with malicious intent.
Benefit: Identifies malware applications that can expose enterprises to security leaks |
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X |
X |
Spyware/Adware Detection - Adds to traditional virus, worm and Trojan horse detection capabilities by adding detection of Spyware and Adware, which can compromise client privacy.
Benefit: Reduces employee and IT time spent identifying detrimental applications |
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X |
X |
Real-Time Spyware Protection - Uses AutoProtect to prevent spyware from infecting systems.
Benefit: Prevents spyware from getting onto the computer in the first place |
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X |
Spyware/Adware Removal - Automates the prevention and removal of detected Spyware/Adware programs.
Benefit: Eliminates time spent on recovering/rebuilding computers infected with spyware and adware |
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X |
Spyware Signature Updates - Offers LiveUpdate of Spyware definitions and repairs, plus supports LiveUpdate for the Spyware engine. This enables enterprises to keep spyware/adware protection up-to-date in the same method as traditional anti-virus protection.
Benefit: Leverages existing Symantec LiveUpdate infrastructure to reduce deployment costs associated with spyware protection |
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X |
X |
Internet E-mail Attachment Scanning (POP3) - Scans the body text and attachments of incoming e-mail messages that are delivered through POP3 mail clients, such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Eudora, and Netscape Mail.
Benefit: Provides more comprehensive protection against mail-based threats |
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X |
X |
Behavior Blocking-Outbound E-mail Worm Heuristics - Detects applications that attempt to spawn themselves over the network or Internet by e-mail. This feature is of particular importance with the pervasiveness of mass-mailer worms that typically contain their own SMTP engine for self-propagation.
Benefit: Protects against propagation of worms that spread via e-mail, like SoBig. |
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X |
Threat Tracer - Enables you to identify which machine has generated a threat that is spreading by an open file share (for example, SoBig).
Benefit: Reduces the time required to identify infected machines, helping reduce the number of machines that can be infected |
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X |
X |
Enforceable LiveUpdate - Enables you to launch an immediate LiveUpdate session on a single or multiple clients during an outbreak.
Benefit: Ensures that your enterprise desktops are up-to-date to protect against new outbreaks |
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X |
X |
| Generic Side-Effects Repair - Integrated with definitions and detection, this feature cleans up the complete range of infected areas on a system. Examples:
Types of detection: Files; Directories; Processes; Registry; Batch Files; INI Files; Services; Shortcuts
Types of Repair: Removal of files; Termination of processes; Suspension of processes; Removal of Registry Values; Removal of Registry Keys; Addition of Registry Values; Addition of Registry Keys; Modification of Registry Values; Modification of INI and batch files
Benefit: Eliminates side-effects from spyware/adware infections to ensure proper cleanup of the PC and reduces the impact on other applications.
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X |
| Enterprise Manageability |
Enterprise-wide Protection from a Single Console - Offers a proven management infrastructure, the Symantec System Center, to make it easy to install, configure, and update Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition from a central location, across a variety of desktop and server platforms.
Benefit: Saves the time and cost of traveling from machine to machine. Helps to ensure that servers and desktops stay updated and properly configured. |
X |
X |
X |
Network Audit - Includes centralized network auditing capabilities that enable you to identify: Which workstations and network servers do not have AntiVirus protection installed. Which workstations and network servers are protected by Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and select third-party AntiVirus products.
Benefit: Reduces the risk of virus infiltration/infection by enabling you to proactively secure your workstations and network servers from virus attack. Helps to ensure system uptime and prevent data/productivity loss. |
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X |
X |
Logical Group Management - Enables you to create logical groups of like workstations and servers so you can: Manage multiple functional groups from a single server group and apply policy settings quickly and easily as appropriate to each group.
Benefit: Simplifies management of groups of users that may require different levels of protection |
X |
X |
X |
"Drag-and-Drop" Clients - Enables you to easily move clients (who have changed departments, for example) from one physical parent server to another simply by dragging and dropping through the central management console.
Benefit: Makes client management easy to learn and use. |
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X |
X |
Easy Migration - Overlays older versions of Symantec's desktop and server AntiVirus software automatically during the installation process.
Benefit: Reduces the deployment costs associated with deployment of new versions of the application. |
X |
X |
X |
Easy Product Patching - Enables you to deploy bug fixes, security fixes, and updates at minimal cost, time, and risk using your existing software deployment methods and updating policies and practices.
Benefit: Leverages your existing software management infrastructure to ensure, reducing the management costs for anti-virus application management. |
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X |
X |
Store and Forward Event Data - Stores event data generated while a client is disconnected from the corporate network and forwards it when the client reconnects.
Benefit: Ensures that potentially threatening event data is not overlooked. Helps you better monitor and manage your mobile PCs. |
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X |
X |
| Security Policy Enforcement |
Configuration Enforcement - Enables you to lock down client configurations or to make the client user interface invisible. Also protects configuration settings by automatically:· Logging attempted unauthorized registry changes. · Re-enabling real-time scanning if disabled for a pre-determined time. · Forcing the anti-virus client to retrieve updated virus definitions if these files are outdated.
Benefit: Improves the protection of your enterprise by ensuring that the application and settings are configured and updated properly - eliminating employee configuration errors |
X |
X |
X |
VPN Compliancy Check - Symantec VPN Sentry - Performs the following compliancy checks for Symantec clients after establishing a VPN tunnel but before granting VPN access to the corporate network:Is Symantec AntiVirus installed?- Is Auto-Protect (real time protection) enabled?
- Is Auto-Protect heuristic virus scanning enabled at the specified level?
- Is Auto-Protect configured to scan on specified types of file access?
- Did a LiveUpdate session complete successfully within a specified number of days?
- Is the installed Symantec AntiVirus client at least a specified minimum version?
- Are virus definitions files no older than a specified maximum age?
- Has a specified scan run within the last (n) days.
- Is the Microsoft Exchange/Outlook plug-in scanner installed and enabled?
- Is the Lotus Notes plug-in scanner installed and enabled?
- Supports Checkpoint and Nortel VPNs
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X |
| General |
Easy Installation and Deployment - Offers flexible, easy installation and deployment of all or selected components
Benefit: Reduces the time and cost required to deploy applications to your enterprise users |
Packager |
MSI* |
MSI* |
Easy Support Access - Offers a live link to Symantec's Support web site directly from the Symantec System Center console.
Benefit: Ensures that support information are quickly accessible and easy to find |
X |
X |
X |
Deploy with Elevated Privileges - Enables you to install Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition from the Microsoft® Management Console (MMC) using Elevated privileges, rather than granting administrative privileges to the user on the target computer.
Benefit: Eliminates deployment problems for locked-down computer systems |
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X |
X |
Reduced Client Footprint - Requires nearly 50% smaller footprint at installation compared to SAV 8.0
Benefit: Speeds deployment and minimizes network traffic |
35MB |
19MB |
21MB** |
* Packager is included on the product CD, but is not supported
** Preliminary estimate
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