By on June 14th, 2007 While there is no requirement that you load Anti-Virus software on WHS, I personally think that it’s a good idea. With more people adding programs like uTorrent, eMule and ORB to their WHS directly, there is a greater chance of a direct infection especially when using Torrent or P2P applications. A visiting guest with his/her laptop could also spread a viral infection on my home network again increasing the chance of infecting WHS. Will be releasing an Anti-Virus package that integrates with Windows Home Server in the not too distant future. But what can we use in the meantime? Since WHS is based on Windows Server 2003 we need an AV product that works on this platform and one that is able to scan the files in the WHS share and repair or quarantine them if necessary.

Antivirus avast! Windows Home Server Edition avast! Free Antivirus avast! Pro Antivirus. Avira AntiVir Professional. BitDefender Professional Edition v7. BitDefender 8 Free Edition. BitDefender 9 Standard. BitDefender 9 Professional Plus. Feb 8, 2009 - There are many programs in the wild that perform an anti-virus function. There are very few programs out there that have a Windows Home Server compatible version. BitDefender is one of those companies. The company has several anti-virus solutions that are available to install on a WHS. For this review.

Some tried and tested programs include:. Only available in 5+ user packs @ £186.83.

Expensive and not much good when we only need 1 copy. (also known as ) @ £225.

Another expensive option. @ £154 for 5 Licences. The BEST paid for option at present.. FREE but very hard to setup., the open source anti-virus software. FREE but it does not have a TSR, but you can schedule scans to run and it works OK. Probably the best FREE option available.

This is what I have come up with so far. Unless YOU know better of course, in which case please let us know!

Share this WHS Article with Others. Wow, Scott let’s try it this way. How about you READ the article next time, then post. Download Demonbuddy Profiles there. Agile Software Development Martin Torrent. Perhaps you’ll not post something so idiotic then. This post makes no mention of KAV for WHS in fact, it’s pointing out AV packages that work with WHS that AREN’T made for it specifically NONE of the packages above are made for WHS.

That’s kinda the point of the article since WHS is a mangled Server 2003 install, products that work on Windows Server (note the lack of HOME in the middle) may work just fine. The problem with those solutions is that they are targeted at the users of Windows Server, namely businesses with IT departments. That usually means they can charge more for it since you’re dealing with someone with important data to protect and deeper pockets to pull from than the average man on the street.

If you're looking for features beyond the essentials, consider, which has malware protection that's almost up to par with Bitdefender's. Costs and What's Covered Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition is a free antivirus product that has very effective defenses. It supports systems running Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1) through Windows 10.

Dibujo Artistico A Lapiz Pdf. The $60 adds a password manager, a file shredder and Bitdefender's Wi-Fi Security Advisor, while the $80 Bitdefender Internet Security program also has a firewall and the company's Parental Advisor. The $90 Bitdefender Total Security package adds compatibility for Macs as well as Android phones and tablets, but the feature set varies by platform. The best bargain in security just might be, which, for $99, attaches to your router to protect all the devices on your home network. It includes a year's license for the unlimited Total Security package.

Lest users of older versions of Windows be left out in the cold, there's Bitdefender Security for XP and Vista, which costs $80 per year. There's no free Bitdefender antivirus software for Macs, but there is a that can find malware after the machine is already infected.

If you want to stop your Mac from becoming infected in the first place — and you should — you can sign up for a subscription to, which starts at $40 per year. Antivirus Protection Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition uses a traditional scanning engine that searches for the digital 'signatures' of known malware. On top of that, there's a heuristic monitor that watches for telltale malware behavior, to catch brand-new attacks.

Samples of suspicious code are uploaded to the company's online labs for analysis. Countermeasures for new malware are sent out several times a day to 400 million systems protected by Bitdefender software. By default, Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition collects data about your machine for the purposes of malware analysis, but you can opt out of the data collection by unchecking a box during installation. Bitdefender continues to offer excellent protection against the dangers of an online life, and no other maker of free antivirus software can match it. The program scans email attachments and blocks known malicious websites. But unlike Avast Free Antivirus, Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition has no Game Mode to minimize interruptions and notifications while you're playing a game or watching a movie. Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition lacks specific defenses against data-encrypting or the that often come with free downloads.