Windows Home Server Anti Virus 2

I’m following up this post ( which, in turn, follows up this post that dealt with Norton’s offering) on an Anti Virus Solution for WHS that doesn’t break the bank.

The MS Windows Home Server blog has a run down of a few options that work ( although none are specifically for WHS):

Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10. Only available in 5+ user packs @ £186.83. Expensive and not much good when we only need 1 copy.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows Server (also known as Kaspersky Anti-Virus for File Server) @ £225. Another expensive option.

NOD32 for NAS Server Licence and NOD32 LAN Update Server @ under £120 or £154 for 5 Licences. The BEST paid for option at present.

Comodo AntiVirus. FREE but very hard to setup.

ClamWin, 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.

 

The first few are obviously out as they are rather pricey. 

Isn’t Open Source Anti Virus a bit of a contradiction in terms?

Now, by way of We Got Served, comes news that Avast is releasing a made-for-WHS edition of its software that will cost between $39.96 and $50.

In terms of actual formal announcements of a made-for-WHS solution, only F-Secure have done so. 

All I can say is that I’ll sleep better at night knowing that I’ve got anti virus software installed on WHS.