Vista AntiVirus Options
Windows Vista comes with a lot, but not everything. When upgrading to Vista (or buying a new Vista OEM PC) you there are other subsequent purchases that may be in your near future. One such situation is AntiVirus. Even if you have an AntiVirus solution, you are likely to find yourself in need of an upgrade. I’m sure the AntiVirus vendors out there are working hard to ensure they are ready for the official release of Vista, there is surprisingly little available just one week prior to the official release of Vista.
Currently Available
Symantec is ready with their Norton AntiVirus 2007 product:
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=is&pvid=nav2007
AVG Anti-Virus Professional Edition is ready to go at
http://www1.grisoft.com/doc/29/lng/us/tpl/tpl01/fht/7.381
Just released is avast! Antivirus (who offer a free home Edition) support Windows Vista (both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms)-- http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-antivirus-and-windows-vista.html
Microsoft’s own Windows Live OneCare. New to the market, this annual service/product must one-up the others and does so by providing more than AntiVirus support: it will “scan for viruses, optimize your hard drive, back-up your files, and make sure you have a firewall up at all times” http://get.live.com/onecare/overview
Still Not Ready
McAfee VirusScan Plus does not yet list Vista as a supported OS. However, you can download the release candidate of McAfee VirusScan 8.5i at http://www.mcafee.com/us/enterprise/downloads/beta/beta_mcafee/vse.html
Anti-Virus 2007 (v8.1) from CA (Computer Associates) is not yet ready, but currently has a beta program available: http://home3.ca.com/Microsoft/vista
F-Secure AntiVirus 7.0 will support Vista, but is still in beta at the moment: http://support.f-secure.com/avvista
Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2007 does not list Vista as a supported OS: http://www.trendmicro.com/en/products/desktop/tav/evaluate/requirements.htm
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Meanwhile Trend Micro Internet Security and Trend Micro Antivirus are Vista certified.
Posted by: Antivirus | March 18, 2007 12:13 PM
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (+ AntiSpyware) 8.5i has worked perfectly with Vista since its release last December. Where I work, we have been using it since the beta releases, and it has been rock solid.
Posted by: Sande Nissen | March 24, 2007 1:38 AM