We have a new enterprise antivirus and reporting software we recommend to our clients. But first here is some information on the different types of antivirus.

Antivirus is important because it removes viruses on your computer and prevents future infections on your machine. Without an antivirus program, a repair costs 5x more than if you had purchased a product for protection. It is not advised to run two antivirus programs at the same time. They can conflict with each other and reduce your overall protection. New computers come with introductory antivirus protection but it usually expires 15 or 30 days later. You need to either activate it or replace it with your preferred antivirus program.

3 levels of protection service

1. Free: Installed on an individual machine, may include pop up advertisements, has limited technical support, scans are typically only run on-demand (i.e. when you press the button)
2. Paid: Installed on an individual machine, more technical support provided, auto scans occur with some running 24 hours a day
3. Enterprise: Can be installed on all machines in an office or home fairly quickly, monitors all PCs in a corporate or home environment, can segregate & group PCs to know what is going on with each machine and see if virus definitions are up to date, produces reports on all machines

Enterprise antivirus is also known as managed antivirus. Home antivirus including free and paid versions will only show if you are infected and helps you fix the immediate issue. It does not give you reporting features. You can convert from a home to enterprise version of antivirus at anytime.

Several companies offer enterprise antivirus. We can help you install your preferred program whether it is Symantec, Webroot, or another program of your choice. If your antivirus is up for renewal, call us at (414) 208-4682 to see if we can help you reduce the cost of your annual antivirus subscription.