These Apps Can Detect and Anticipate Viruses
These apps can detect and anticipate viruses
Company ZProduct Main functions Platform Features Price Central Command Inc. Vexira AntiVirus Virus defense system for Win9x, Me, NT, 2000, XP Has intuitive, configurable user inter- $50 for one user; Medina, Ohio Personal Edition desktop PCs or small networks face and constant updating $229 for five users; 330-723-2062 $400 for 10 users www.centralcommand.com Computer Associates eTrust Anti-Virus Server-based antivirus protection Windows, Linux, Solaris, Has plug-ins available for Lotus $40 per user International Inc. NetWare, Mac OS Notes, Microsoft Exchange Islandia, N.Y. 631-342-5224 eTrust EZ-Anti- Web-based antivirus scanning Windows Scans systems via Internet $20 per year www.ca.com Virus connection Dialogue Science Inc. Doctor Web Antivirus software Win95 and XP, Linux, FreeBSD, Features a heuristic virus analyzer $21 for standalone PC Moscow, Russia Solaris, NetWare that detects unknown infectors, version, workgroup 7-095-137-0150 performs memory checks under license available; $480 www.dials.ru various OSes, can check archived up for server licenses files, provides database updates via for Linux, FreeBSD, the Internet Solaris and NetWare
Eset LLC NOD32 antivirus Antivirus software Windows, Unix, NetWare Claims detection efficiency and high $39 for single users; San Diego software hard drive scanning rates site license starts at 619-437-7037 $170 for five seats www.nod32.com Frisk Software International F-Prot Anti-Virus Antivirus software Windows, MS-DOS Includes the RealTime Protector, a $25 for single user; Reykjavik, Iceland for Windows, memory-resident monitoring utility site license available 354-540-7400 MS-DOS that observes all files accessed on www.f-prot.com your system McAfee.com Corp. Online antivirus service Win9x, Me, 2000, XP; Microsoft Provides continuous online and $30 for one-year Sunnyvale, Calif. VirusScan Online Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher offline background scanning, has subscription 408-992-8100 automatic updates www.mcafee.com VirusScan Wireless Antivirus software for handheld Palm OS, Pocket PC, Win CE, Scans a handheld device each time it $25 devices Symbian; Explorer 4.0 or higher attempts to synchronize with PC
Norman Data Defense Norman Virus Antivirus software Win9x, Me, NT, 2000, XP; OS/2 Has on-access file scannera and on- $59 for one year $79 Systems Inc. Control demand scanner for two years, $94 for Fairfax, Va. three years; single- 703-267-6109 user prices; site www.norman.com licenses available Panda Software Inc. Panda AntiVirus Antivirus software Win9x, Me, NT, 2000, XP Scans e-mail and files, automatically $25 single user price Glendale, Calif. Titanium repairs virus damage 818-553-0599 www.pandasoftware.com Sophos Americas Sophos Anti-Virus Antivirus software MS-DOS, Windows, OS/2, Performs heuristic detection and $1 to $52 per user, Lynnfield, Mass. Mac OS automatically disinfects boot sector depending on network 781-973-0110 and macro viruses configuration www.sophos.com Sybari Software Inc. Antigen for Server-level antivirus software Microsoft Exchange Server Protects Web storage system, allows $5,750 for 250 users, East Northport, N.Y. Microsoft 2000, 5.0 or 5.5 purge of infected e-mails, scans mes- two-year renewable 631-630-8500 Exchange sages and folders in both directions license; discounts www.sybari.com based on volume Symantec Corp. Norton Anti-Virus Antivirus software Win98, Me, NT, 2000, XP Scans inbound and outbound $50 Cupertino, Calif. 2002 e-mail, and hard drive and media files 408-517-8000 www.symantec.com Norton Anti-Virus Antivirus software Win98, Me, NT, 2000, XP; Palm Performs PC antivirus scanning, $70 2002 Professional OS includes Palm OS software Norton AntiVirus Antivirus client for Mac OS Mac OS 8.1 or higher Scans files as they are accessed or $70 8.0 for Macintosh downloaded to a Mac, also scans drives and disks
Symantec AntiVirus Antivirus client for Palm OS Win98, Me, NT, 2000, XP Loads on Palm-compatible device from $40 2002 for Palm OS devices PC via Hot Sync, protects handheld data Trend Micro Inc. OfficeScan Server-based antivirus Win9x, NT, 2000, XP Allows management of desktop, $550 for 50 users Cupertino, Calif. Corporate Edition protection mobile, remote and wireless devices 800-228-5651 from a single, Web-based console www.trendmicro.com ScanMail for Virus protection for Microsoft NT Has versions available for Exchange $1,150 Exchange Exchange 5.5 2000 and Lotus Notes, too