The security solution for small and medium-sized businesses
Are you running a network of between five and 100 computers under Windows? The Avira SmallBusiness Suite allows you to protect all IT components with award-winning Avira virus protection. There is also an additional spam protection feature, plus the Avira Security Management Center for efficient management.

Functions

  • Professional security package designed for small networks. It also works as an ideal supplement for businesses that use the Microsoft SmallBusiness Server, for example.
  • Leading detection and elimination of viruses, worms, Trojans, adware, spyware and other malware
  • Innovative AHeAD (Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection) technology for the detection of unknown or rapidly changing attackers for proactive security
  • Avira Rootkit Detection (protection against processes that manipulate systems) including repair function
  • When using Avira AntiVir Exchange: Identification of spam emails and detection of potentially dangerous content and attachments
  • Provides real-time monitoring of HTTP-based internet data traffic on the desktop and then quarantines suspicious files
  • Simple installation and configuration of the security environment to be protected via the Avira SmallBusiness Suite Configuration Assistant
  • Central control of searches and updates as well as network-wide administration by the Avira Security Management Center (SMC)

Everything included:

  • Avira AntiVir Professional (Windows) – The optimal protection for your desktop PC
  • Avira AntiVir Server (Windows) – Maximum protection for your file server
  • Avira AntiVir Exchange and Avira AntiSpam
  • Avira Security Management Center – Time-saving, network-wide security management
  • Avira Internet Update Manager – Automatically download the updates of a large number of your Avira products from the Internet
  • Avira SmallBusiness Suite Assistant
  • Free updates and upgrades during the entire license period
  • Gold Support: 8x5 (CET) support in German and English

Avira AntiVir Professional

Optimum security

  • Integrated, cross-platform virus and malware protection
  • Reliable, extremely powerful anti-virus technology with leading multi-award winning detection performance
  • Fast reaction to new dangers through an in-house malware research center

System Requirements
Windows:

  • Windows XP (32- or 64-Bit), SP2
  • Windows Vista (32- or 64-Bit), SP1
  • Windows 7 (32- or 64-Bit)

RAM:

  • At least 256MB RAM (Windows XP)
  • At least 1024MB RAM (Windows Vista, Windows 7)

HDD:

  • At least 150MB (additional temporary and quarantine space needed)

Computer:

  • Pentium with min. 266MHz
  • Note: Administrator rights are required for installation under Windows.

Unix:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 Desktop
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9, 10 - 10.2, 11
  • Debian GNU/Linux 4, 5
  • Ubuntu Desktop Edition 8, 9
  • Sun Solaris 9*, 10 (SPARC)
    * Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC) will no longer be supported as of 30.10.2012.

RAM:

  • 512MB for Linux
  • 1GB for Sun Solaris

HDD:

  • 100MB plus 20MB temporary storage on the hard disk
  • Note: The external kernel module Dazuko 3.0 is required for the installation of the AVGuards under Unix. Please find further information at www.dazuko.org.

Use under 64-bit Linux:

  • Please use the required 32-bit libraries.

Administration through the SMC:

  • Please consider that the libstdc++so.5 is required for the SMC agent.

Avira AntiVir Server

Optimum protection against malware

  • Leading detection and removal of viruses and malware.
  • AHeAD technology (Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection) for the detection and defense of unknown or rapidly changing attackers
  • Rootkit protection for detecting and removing hidden malware installed in computer systems (Windows)
  • Real-time monitoring of all file accesses through integrated on-access scanners (includes archive scanning) and on-demand scanners for manual and time-controlled scans

System Requirements
Windows:

  • Windows Server 2003 (32- or 64-Bit), SP1
  • Windows Server 2003 (32- or 64-Bit) with activated terminal services, SP1
  • Windows Server 2008 (WebServer Edition, Standard Edition, Datacenter Edition, Enterprise Edition) 32- or 64-Bit, with Terminal Server Support
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 (Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition and Foundation Edition) ONLY 64-Bit
  • Citrix Presentation Server up to version 4.x inclusive

RAM:

  • 512MB, 2GB recommended (Windows Server 2003)
  • 1024MB (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Core installation)

HDD:

  • At least 150MB (additional temporary and quarantine space needed)

Computer:

  • Pentium computer with at least 266MHz
  • Considerably more memory space may be required temporarily
  • Note: Administrator rights are required for installation under Windows.

Unix:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Server
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10 - 10.3, 11
  • Debian GNU/Linux 4, 5
  • Ubuntu Server Edition 8, 9
  • Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC)*
    * Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC) will no longer be supported as of 30.10.2012.
  • Sun Solaris 10 (SPARC)
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 1
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 2

RAM:

  • 192MB
  • 512MB for Sun Solaris

HDD:

  • 100MB temporary hard drive memory (plus temporary hard drive memory for archive support)
  • Note: The external kernel module Dazuko 3.0 is required for the installation of the AVGuards under Unix. Please find further information at www.dazuko.org.

Use under 64-bit Linux:

  • Please use the required 32-bit libraries.

Administration through the SMC:

  • Please consider that the libstdc++so.5 is required for the SMC agent.

Avira AntiVir Exchange

Uncompromising protection

  • Scanning of all incoming and outgoing or internally sent emails in real time
  • Recursive scanning of all email attachments, even of those in compressed form (archives)
  • Spam filter and blocking of undesired or confidential content

System Requirements
MS Exchange Server version:

  • MS Exchange Server 2000 (SP2)
  • MS Exchange Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (SP2)
  • MS Exchange Server 2003
  • MS Exchange Server 2007 (64-Bit)
  • MS Exchange Server 2010 (64-Bit)

Operating Systems:

  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2003/2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2

RAM:

  • Exchange recommended + additional 64MB

HDD:

  • 50MB for each module

Other:

  • CD-ROM drive or network access
  • 100MB for event logging recommended

User access rights:

  • Users registered in Active Directory, with full-read access to Active Directory.
  • Note: Avira AntiVir Exchange Version 8 requires at least Exchange 2007 SP1 and Update Rollup 4 for installation on Exchange 2007.

Avira Security Management Center

Optimum support
Complete remote administration, licensing, configuration, updating and monitoring of products via the Internet

  • Avira AntiVir Professional (Windows, Unix) – Optimum protection for your Desktop PCs
  • Avira AntiVir Server (Windows, Unix) – Maximum security for your file servers
  • Avira AntiVir WebGate – Secure Internet data transfer
  • Avira AntiVir MailGate – The perfect email protection directly on your Gateway

System Requirements
SMC Server:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1
  • Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
  • Windows Server 2008 (x32 or x64)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 64-Bit

SMC Frontend:

  • Windows XP (x32 or x64)
  • Windows Vista (x32 or x64)
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2003 (x32 or x64)
  • Windows Server 2008 (x32 or x64)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 64-Bit

SMC Agent:

  • Windows XP (x32 or x64)
  • Windows Server 2003 (x32 or 64) SP1
  • Windows Vista (x32 or x64)
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2008 (x32 or x64)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 64-Bit
  • Linux (glibc 2.2 and libstdc++.so.5)
  • Solaris Sparc 9* und 10
    * Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC) won't be supported any longer as of 30.10.2012.

Use under 64-bit Linux:

  • Please use the required 32-bit libraries.
 
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