riahc3 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I know there are a lot of free and paid antiviruses out there but should I use one more specific to Windows Server? Or will anyone of those do as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Som Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I know there are a lot of free and paid antiviruses out there but should I use one more specific to Windows Server? Or will anyone of those do as well? the one I use... http://www.eset.ie/ie/business/ there are options for different types of servers you use, plus remote install for clients also... goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted April 17, 2014 MVC Share Posted April 17, 2014 At work we use Sophos Antivirus, however on my own personal server that just runs IIS I use System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, which is basically Microsoft Security Essentials. If you extract the client installer from System Center 2012 iso, you can then install the end point protection on Windows Server, without anything else. It will also update from Windows Update the same as security essentials. That's probably against some sort of licence agreement i'm sure (I got System Center from Technet) so I would do so at your own discretion, and probably not at all if this is for work and not personal use. Thief000 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I'd go with Eset too, hasn't let me down yet. Avoid Symantec Endpoint Protection, it has slowed down every server I has seen it on. goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
]SK[ Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 At work we use Sophos Antivirus, however on my own personal server that just runs IIS I use System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, which is basically Microsoft Security Essentials. If you extract the client installer from System Center 2012 iso, you can then install the end point protection on Windows Server, without anything else. It will also update from Windows Update the same as security essentials. That's probably against some sort of licence agreement i'm sure (I got System Center from Technet) so I would do so at your own discretion, and probably not at all if this is for work and not personal use. Why would you use this when the personal version is already installed? Surly both using the same definitions too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted April 17, 2014 MVC Share Posted April 17, 2014 Why would you use this when the personal version is already installed? Surly both using the same definitions too. Windows Defender is not included with Server 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
]SK[ Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Ah sorry, I thought that was 8.1, totally missed the Server Manager icon sitting there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I'm pretty sure MS recommends you do not run any anti-virus software on Windows Server or anything running Exchange and MSSQL if at all possible. And if you do there are some best practice KB articles telling you which folders and processes you should exclude from scanning. Thief000 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riahc3 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 I'm pretty sure MS recommends you do not run any anti-virus software on Windows Server or anything running Exchange and MSSQL if at all possible. And if you do there are some best practice KB articles telling you which folders and processes you should exclude from scanning.Im using this as a NAS mostly so... And this is WS2012R2; Should have Windows Defender... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I use Symantec EndPoint protection.. $30.. Not a bad deal at all.. You can log into the cloud interface and run scans and what not.. Also get emails when your server is infected.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted April 17, 2014 Veteran Share Posted April 17, 2014 Im using this as a NAS mostly so... And this is WS2012R2; Should have Windows Defender... It is a server os, no windows defender. A workstation/client os should have windows defender or the capability to install MSE, server os go buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted April 17, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted April 17, 2014 We use AVG File Server Edition here at work. Good enough, uses a central console to monitor servers. Cheap, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riahc3 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 It is a server os, no windows defender. A workstation/client os should have windows defender or the capability to install MSE, server os go buy one. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/b92b04bc-95db-4732-b4ec-d35b3f639275#BKMK_WindowsDefender ? Is it only enabled in Server Core mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted April 17, 2014 Veteran Share Posted April 17, 2014 That is what it says there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 At work we use Sophos Antivirus, however on my own personal server that just runs IIS I use System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, which is basically Microsoft Security Essentials. If you extract the client installer from System Center 2012 iso, you can then install the end point protection on Windows Server, without anything else. It will also update from Windows Update the same as security essentials. That's probably against some sort of licence agreement i'm sure (I got System Center from Technet) so I would do so at your own discretion, and probably not at all if this is for work and not personal use. I also use SCEP (which replaced Forefront Endpoint Security, and uses the same definitions) on the WS2012R2 partition (which is OS number two of three in the rotation). And it works perfectly well in GUI mode (if your server OS has it - my 2012R2 install is in GUI mode) Cost - none. +InsaneNutter 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted April 17, 2014 Veteran Share Posted April 17, 2014 Moved to Server Support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Supervisor Posted April 18, 2014 Supervisor Share Posted April 18, 2014 Hello, You are not going to find many free anti-malware offerings for Windows Server since that is a more expensive version of Windows sold to businesses. That said, here a few possible options for you: ClamAV - an open source project (also see ClamWin) Comodo - offers both a free anti-virus and security suite Cysec - free anti-virus (unsure if free for Windows Server) Immunet - derived from ClamAV, with free and paid offerings NANO Security Ltd. - free anti-virus (unsure if free for Windows Server) Panda Security - free cloud antivirus version Qihoo 360 - free anti-virus (unsure if free for Windows Server) Keep in mind, you are going to have to check with each of these companies to find out if their free version is still free when used on a server version of Windows. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky I know there are a lot of free and paid antiviruses out there but should I use one more specific to Windows Server? Or will anyone of those do as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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