Business Review October 2013

Introduction

Our scenario for AV-Comparatives’ 2013 Business Software Review is a single-site company network with a domain controller/file server running Windows Server 2012, and 25 client PCs, running a mix of Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows XP. A company of this size may well not have a full-time IT manager, so we have considered the management and monitoring of the security software from the point of view of someone who is not highly trained or experienced in IT administration, and only looks after the system part-time. We do however assume that the initial installation/deployment of the software will be carried out by an IT professional who is familiar with small business networks.

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• Detailed Report

Tested Products

• AVIRA Endpoint Security 13.0
• Bitdefender Cloud Security for Endpoints 5.1
• ESET Endpoint Security 5.0
• F-Secure Client Security 11.0
• G DATA AntiVirus Business 12.0
• Ikarus security.manager 4.2
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Advanced 10.1
• Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 10.2
• Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1
• Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection 8.0

Award levels reached in this Business Security Tests and Review

Avira	APPROVED
Bitdefender	APPROVED
ESET	APPROVED
F-Secure	APPROVED
G DATA	APPROVED
Ikarus	APPROVED
Kaspersky	APPROVED
Sophos	APPROVED
Symantec	APPROVED
Webroot	APPROVED

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AV-Comparatives
(October 2013)