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Affordable Antivirus for servers? Philip Herlihy 08-23-2005
Posted by Philip Herlihy on August 23, 2005, 10:11 am
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I have legitimate licensed copies of Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2003
Server. I've no real need to run them, but thought I might dedicate one of
my machines to a server version of Windows mainly to get more familiarity
with them.

However, I've found a lot of software I'd want to install expects some
fantastically expensive "server" license, which makes some uses
prohibitively expensive.

One sticking point is Antivirus software. I have licensed copies of Norton
AV 2004 for desktop and laptop PCs, and I have both AVG and Avast (free)
running on machines which are genuinely "home" machines.

Does anyone know if there's an Antivirus which I can run on a "server"
without costing a bomb?


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Posted by Giuseppe Nacci on August 23, 2005, 1:17 pm
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Philip Herlihy wrote:
> I have legitimate licensed copies of Windows 2000 Server and Windows
> 2003 Server. I've no real need to run them, but thought I might
> dedicate one of my machines to a server version of Windows mainly to
> get more familiarity with them.
>
> However, I've found a lot of software I'd want to install expects some
> fantastically expensive "server" license, which makes some uses
> prohibitively expensive.
>
> One sticking point is Antivirus software. I have licensed copies of
> Norton AV 2004 for desktop and laptop PCs, and I have both AVG and
> Avast (free) running on machines which are genuinely "home" machines.
>
> Does anyone know if there's an Antivirus which I can run on a "server"
> without costing a bomb?

Try eTrust by CA.
It is possible to download a trial version. It is very cheap.
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Giuseppe Nacci
Microsoft Certified System Engineer
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Security Manager





Posted by Philip Herlihy on August 23, 2005, 1:06 pm
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Thanks, Keith, Giuseppe - I'll look into both of these!

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## PH, London
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> Philip Herlihy wrote:
>> I have legitimate licensed copies of Windows 2000 Server and Windows
>> 2003 Server. I've no real need to run them, but thought I might
>> dedicate one of my machines to a server version of Windows mainly to
>> get more familiarity with them.
>>
>> However, I've found a lot of software I'd want to install expects some
>> fantastically expensive "server" license, which makes some uses
>> prohibitively expensive.
>>
>> One sticking point is Antivirus software. I have licensed copies of
>> Norton AV 2004 for desktop and laptop PCs, and I have both AVG and
>> Avast (free) running on machines which are genuinely "home" machines.
>>
>> Does anyone know if there's an Antivirus which I can run on a "server"
>> without costing a bomb?
>
> Try eTrust by CA.
> It is possible to download a trial version. It is very cheap.
> --
> ---
> Giuseppe Nacci
> Microsoft Certified System Engineer
> Microsoft Certified Trainer
> Security Manager
>
>
>




Posted by Philip Herlihy on August 23, 2005, 1:33 pm
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They turn out to be the same product - looks very promising. I'm trying to
clarify whether there is a licensing/pricing differential - if there is,
I'll post back. Otherwise, this looks like the answer. Thanks again!

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## PH, London
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> Thanks, Keith, Giuseppe - I'll look into both of these!
>
> --
> ####################
> ## PH, London
> ####################
>> Philip Herlihy wrote:
>>> I have legitimate licensed copies of Windows 2000 Server and Windows
>>> 2003 Server. I've no real need to run them, but thought I might
>>> dedicate one of my machines to a server version of Windows mainly to
>>> get more familiarity with them.
>>>
>>> However, I've found a lot of software I'd want to install expects some
>>> fantastically expensive "server" license, which makes some uses
>>> prohibitively expensive.
>>>
>>> One sticking point is Antivirus software. I have licensed copies of
>>> Norton AV 2004 for desktop and laptop PCs, and I have both AVG and
>>> Avast (free) running on machines which are genuinely "home" machines.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if there's an Antivirus which I can run on a "server"
>>> without costing a bomb?
>>
>> Try eTrust by CA.
>> It is possible to download a trial version. It is very cheap.
>> --
>> ---
>> Giuseppe Nacci
>> Microsoft Certified System Engineer
>> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>> Security Manager
>>
>>
>>
>
>




Posted by Giuseppe Nacci on August 23, 2005, 3:48 pm
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Philip Herlihy wrote:
> They turn out to be the same product - looks very promising. I'm
> trying to clarify whether there is a licensing/pricing differential -
> if there is, I'll post back. Otherwise, this looks like the answer.
> Thanks again!

You're welcome :-)
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Giuseppe Nacci
Microsoft Certified System Engineer
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Security Manager





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