Network Antivirus Software

You will find network antivirus software to suit every computer installation on this website. We have tried very hard to make sure that only the best network antivirus software suites are offered here and only by the most trustworthy network antivirus software suppliers. We aim to provide you with all the information that you need as well to help you make up your mind.

Network Antivirus Software

Network antivirus software is probably the most important type of antivirus software there is because it is designed to protect more than one computer at a time. Network antivirus software could be protecting all the computers in an office or insurance company, for example. Therefore, network antivirus software tends to be a lot more expensive, because it has to handle so many potential threats in real time.

Yes, other antivirus software has to work in real time too, but it usually is only dealing with one input source at a time for one user at a time, who can afford to wait a second or two, while the AV software catches up. A company with a hundred network operators would not be so willing to have all its workers waiting for the log-jam to clear in its server's network antivirus software. The resulting downtime would be too expensive.

A simple network is set up roughly as follows: the data comes into the building via a satellite or cable link; it then passes through a firewall, which filters out a lot of the general rubbish that everyone gets when they are connected to the Internet and it keeps most amateur hackers out too; then the data passes through the network antivirus software. This final filtration is meant to block all the viruses, trojans, worms and what have you from attacking the system.

Three of the biggest names in network antivirus software are: Microsoft and Trend Micro.

Microsoft Exchange Server

The new Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server provides for the fast and effective detection of viruses, worms, spyware and spam by integrating multiple scanning engines from industry-leading network antivirus software security partners into one single solution. Its comprehensive messaging protection includes integration with Forefront Online Protection for Exchange for the defense-in-depth benefits of hosted and on-premise filtering and content filtering to prevent out-of-policy content from entering or leaving your network.

Trend Micro

Trend Micro network antivirus software has been a leading product in the IT security industry for 20 years, they continue to provide innovative solutions with the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™, which takes advantage of in-the-cloud email, web and file reputation technologies to block malware before it reaches your network. Continuous feedback loops with correlated threat intelligence provide immediate and automatic protection while reducing network and system impact.