Antivirus solution for Clients
I relaize this is an old and ongoing topic of discussion, but it's been a while since I have seen any posts reguarding the issuse.
I am looking for both anti-virus, and anti-spyware solutions that I can preinstall on my clients PCs
Here are the Prerequsits for the software.
ANTIVIRUS
1. Cannot be a resource hog. No more than 1 running process while the system is idle.
2. No more than 2 Services at startup
3. Must have auto update cababilities.
4. Good track record for detection.
5. No annoying popups telling the status of the software.
ANTISPYWARE
1. Blocking of all know sites that install via activex controls.
2. Deletion of File and or registry entries, upon detection.
3. Automatic update of the software.
I am already aware the above requirements eliminate
Norton Antivirus (Home or Corperate)
Mcafee (Home)
Trend Internet Security.
I have been using the following with alot of luck, but it lacks the auto update features that I want.
Antivir (http://www.free-av.com)
Spybot S & D
Ad Aware
Spyware Blaster
I was a big Mcafee fan until 2003 until Mcafee Started adding many useless services like Norton Has. I am a purist when it comes to computers, and don't believe that it takes 4+ running processes to protect your pc from Viruses and spyware.
I have tried Mcafee VSOP which seems to work well, but it's still a resource hog.
Any Suggestions or comments would be appreciated.