> Personally, I strongly believe that it is not best practice to go on any
> sort of "recommendations" when it comes to your AV and instead do your own
> research.
> AVG is better than nothing but I wouldn't suggest it over many of the other
> products out there. For home users, I recommend Avira AntiVIR (free home
> version) or Eset NOD32 if they insist on paying for one. But those are just
> MY recommendations and shouldn't really carry any weight without any hard
> facts since this question is very open to personal preference/bias.
>
> A great AV resource is http://www.av-comparatives.org<http://www.av-comparatives.org/index.php> where
> they perform proactice and retrospective tests on all the major players.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Rick Castorani
> Academy in Manayunk
>
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Luke Michael <
> LukeMichael@thefirstacademy.org> wrote:
>
>> We also use the latest Symantec product and find it pretty heavy for our
>> workstations. A consultant we work with recommended AVG, but we are
>> also looking at the ESET, Kaspersky and Sophos products.
>>
>> Here is a link you might want to take a look at:
>>
>> http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/98441/enterprise-antivirus-sof
>> tware.html<http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/98441/enterprise-antivirus-sof%0Atware.html>
>>
>> Luke Michael
>> THE FIRST ACADEMY
>> www.thefirstacademy.org
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: A forum for independent school educators
>> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Dickenson, Steven
>> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:22 AM
>> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> Subject: Re: Antivirus Solution
>>
>> AVG does have a small / medium business product, and supports
>> Windows-based servers and Exchange. However, I find the product only
>> average in its detection rates, certainly nothing stellar that makes it
>> stand out.
>>
>> S
>> ---
>> Steven Dickenson <sdickenson@keyschool.org>
>> Computer Network Manager
>> The Key School, Annapolis Maryland
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-
>> > L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Renee Ramig
>> > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:17 PM
>> > To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> > Subject: Re: Antivirus Solution
>> >
>> > I love AVG for personal use, but I am not sure they have a enterprise
>> (server
>> > based) version.
>> >
>> > Also, the free version is only available for home (personal) use. I
>> called
>> > AVG, and they were very clear that schools could not use the free
>> version.
>> >
>> > I do put it on any PC laptops students bring to school to use for
>> short term
>> > projects. That way, I am sure their AV is up to date.
>> >
>> > Renee Ramig
>> > Seven Hills School
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Adrian
>> Bica
>> > Sent: Thu 5/28/2009 8:44 AM
>> > To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> > Subject: Re: Antivirus Solution
>> >
>> > I am considering AVG - the tech specialist we hire for odd jobs highly
>> > recommends it.
>> >
>> > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Ademola Popoola <popoola@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > All,
>> > >
>> > > We currently use Symantec's most recent product. However, the
>> overhead the
>> > > software requires on the client side is incredibly demanding. To the
>> point
>> > > where it interferes/conflicts with other running applications.
>> > > I'd like to get some idea of what other schools use for an
>> enterprise-wide
>> > > antivirus solution. An application that can manage file, email and
>> web
>> > > protection. It'll be great if it's a server and client facing app
>> that
>> > > doesn't place such huge demands on the machine.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks in advance.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > A. Popoola
>> > > Sacred Heart Schools
>> > > www.shschicago.org
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > A. Popoola
>> > >
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>> >
>> >
>> > --
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>> >
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>> > and Educational Technology
>> >
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>> >
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>> >
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