Internet Protection:

Avast! protection from spyware has proven effective, receiving the West Coast Lab’s Checkmark. The antispyware protection is actually implemented at the individual workstation level as well as incorporated in avast! Server Edition. With avast!, you don’t have to worry about malicious spyware or adware collecting information about your company, employees, or trade secrets.

The avast! Professional Edition component also protects users from threats that take advantage of other communication methods like P2P networks and IM. Instant Messaging has become a staple of office communication, but can pose some unique threats, so it’s nice to be able to utilize the technology but not have to worry about malware.

Management Features:

File server protection is provided from avast! Server Edition. Resident protection is offered in real-time, and furthermore keeps viruses from even initializing at startup. Users can perform a boot-time scan to locate and remove viruses before the operating system even starts.

The Advanced Suite from avast! includes a command-line scanner for advanced users (like the IT professionals who will likely be managing your small business security. This utility can be used as a pipe filter, controlled manually.

Another important feature of the software is the ability to perform PUSH updates. If there is a new update that is essential to get out quickly, avast! will use their own e-mail providers and send users an expedited update via SMTP protocol.

Antivirus for mail and SMTP servers is accommodated by the avast! 4 Exchange Server plug-in, which effectively protects your Microsoft Exchange servers with the same level of protection found throughout the Suite. The software can even be configured to block specific dangerous attachments within emails (inbound or outbound).

Ease of Use:

Avast! Advanced Suite is easy to use, and easy to integrate into your business. The interface comes with two varieties, simple and enhanced. The administrator will definitely want to use the enhanced user interface to have ultimate access and control.

Advanced Suite is designed to work efficiently with your business resources, providing speedy security without requiring too many resources. The software is engineered for optimum performance by taking advantage of modern server hardware that utilize multiple processors.

The entire solution can be easily managed and controlled using the Distributed Network Manager. The central manager provides a good deal of flexibility and scalability while you manage your entire security suite.