ANTIVIRUS COMPARISON 2014

Symantec Endpoint Kaspersky Security Trend Micro OfficeScan

Feature Endpoint Endpoint Security 5 Protection 12.1 McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Avira Endpoint Security AVG Internet Security G - Data Bit Defender Sophos Escan
8.1 10.6

Protection

Antimalware

Rootkit Detection

Behavior Detection

Advanced Device Control

Firewall

Anti-Spam

Web Access Control

Advanced

Auto Removable Media Scanning

?

Heuristic Protection

Scan Secure Connections (HTTPS/SSL)

Sample Submission System

Cloud File Reputation Scanning

Speeding up scanning w/ cache of hashes

Registry Monitoring
?

Microsoft NAP Integration

Archive Scanning up to 3 levels

Cisco NAC Integration

Maintenance

Virus Database Roll Back

Automatic Updates

Check Critical Windows Updates

Check Important Windows Updates

Modular Installation

Bootable Rescue Disk

System Tools

No Restart Necessary

Export raw logs in CSV, or XLS/X formats

Certifications

VMware Ready Certification

Citrix Ready Certification

- Feature included in product, - Feature not included in product, - Feature partially included in the product. ? Feature can't be determined
 Kaspersky AVG Remote
ESET Remote Administrator Symantec Endpoint McAfee Policy Orchestrator Trend Micro OfficeScan Server Avira Management G Data Administrator Bit Defender Sophos Enterprise Escan Management
Feature Remote Management Tools Administration Kit Administration
5 Protection Manager 12.1 4 10.6 Console 12.0.0.239 Management Console Console Console
8

Interface and Management

Dynamic Group Support

W indows Executable Management Console

License Management

Web Based Reporting Console

Centralized management of quarantine

Parent-Child Policies

Exportable/Importable Policies

Client Discovery and Rogue Machine Detection

Scheduled Synchronization with AD

DB backup and maintenance tool

Deployment Methods

Email Package for Installation

Push Installation

MSI for AD Group Policy Installation

Login-Script Installation

Reporting and Logs

Actionable Logs

Ad-hoc reporting and live updates by Widgets

SIEM Tools Integration

W eb-Based Reporting

SNMP Traps

Live configurable dashboards

Redundancy and Reliability

Advanced Port/Device Management


IPv6 Support

Server runs independently of DB

Automatic Failover

Databases

Oracle 9i

MySQL

Microsoft SQL Server Express

Microsoft SQL Server

Certifications

VMware Ready Certification

Citrix Ready Certification

- Feature included in product, - Feature not included in product, - Feature partially included in the product.
 System ESET Symantec McAfee Kaspersky TREND MICRO Avira AVG G - Data Bit Defender Sophos Escan
Requirement
Remote Administrator Endpoint Security 5 Endpoint Management Endpoint 12 Endpoint Management Virus Scan 8.8 Security Center Endpoint Security OfficeScan Server OfficeScan Client Management Console Endpoint Security Remote Administrator Internet Security Antivirus Management Server Antivirus Client Management Server Endpoint Enterprise Console Endpoint Management Server Internet Security
1 Minimum Processor 1 Ghz CPU 368 2 Ghz 1 Ghz 1,5 Ghz 1 Ghz 1,4 Ghz 2 Ghz 2 Ghz 1 Ghz 2 Ghz 1 Ghz 1.5 Ghz 1.5 Ghz Multicore 1.5 Ghz 2.4 Ghz 1 Ghz Intel Pentium 2.0 Ghz Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz Pentium 4 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo 1 Ghz Pentium

2 Minimum Hardisk Space 2 GB 230 MB 4 GB 1 GB 4 GB 500 MB 2 GB 2 GB 3,5 GB 350 MB 5 GB 300 MB 1.2 GB 750 MB 10 GB 1 GB 3 GB 1.8GB 3.2 GB 940 MB 1 GB 750 MB

3 Minimum RAM

32 Bit Operating System 512 MB 60 MB 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB 1GB 1 GB 2 GB 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB 4 GB 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB 2.5 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB

64 Bit Operating System 1 GB 60 MB 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 4 GB 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB 4 GB 1GB 2 GB 2 GB 2.5 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB

4 Microsoft W indows Installer 2.0 or above 2.0 or above 2.0 or above 2.0 or above 2.0 or above 2.0 or above 4,5 or above 3.0 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above 3.1 or above

5 Internet Explorer IE 4 or above IE 4 or above IE 7 or above IE 6 or above IE 7 or above IE 6 or above IE 8 or above IE 7 or above IE 6 or above IE 6 or above IE 6 or above IE 6 or above IE 6 or above IE 6 or above IE 6 or above IE 6 or above IE 6 or above IE 7 or above IE 7 or above IE 7 or above IE 7 or above IE 7 or above

6 Additional Microsoft or Third Party Service

Internet Information Service No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - Needed - Needed - No Needed - No Needed - IIS 6 - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed -

W indows Active Directory No Needed - Needed - Needed - Needed - Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed -

Apache W eb Server No Needed - Needed - Needed - No Needed - Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - Needed -

Microsoft SQL No Needed - MS SQL Server 2000 SP4 or later - MS SQL Server 2000 or later - MSSQL Server 2005, 2008 R2 - Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - MS SQL 2005, 2008 - MS SQL 2005, 2008, 2012 - MS SQL Server Express -

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed -
Java Runtime Environment No Needed - Needed - Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed -

Microsoft Data Access Components No Needed - No Needed No Needed 2,8 or above Yes - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed -

W indows DAC No Needed - No Needed No Needed 6,0 No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed -

Microsoft Management Console No Needed - No Needed No Needed 2,0 or above No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed - No Needed -

7 Internal Database MS Access - MS SQL - MS SQL - MSSQL - No Needed - Microsoft Access - Firebird - MS SQL Express 2008 SP3 - MS SQL Express - MS SQL Express 2008 R2 SP1 - MS SQL Server Express -
8 Supported External Database -

MS. Access Yes - No - No - No - No - Yes - No - No - No - No - No -

Microsoft SQL Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - No - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes -
MySQL Yes - No - No - Yes - No - No - Yes - Yes - No - No - No -

Oracle Yes - No - No - No - No - No - Yes - No - No - No - No -

9 Support Operating System -

W indows Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
W indows 2000, XP SP2 & SP3 Yes Yes yes Yes Not Supported Yes XP SP2 or above Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported XP SP 3 XP SP 2 or above Yes No XP (only 32bit) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

W indows Vista, 7,8 Yes Yes Only W indows 7 Yes Not Supported Yes Vista SP1 or above Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Windows 7 Yes Yes Windows 7 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

W indows Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 Yes Yes yes Yes yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows 2008 R2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Linux Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Add Ons Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes

Mac Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Add Ons Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes Not Supported Yes
 HARDWARE SPECIFICATION FOR THE TEST Server Remote Management
Operating System W indows Server Standard 2008 32 Bit

Processor Core i5 2450 2,5 GHz

RAM 2 GB Harddisk 80 GB

Client Endpoint

Operating System W indows XP SP3 32 Bit Processor Core i5 2450 2,5 GHz RAM 1 GB

Harddisk 40 GB

ESET Symantec McAfee Kaspersky TREND MICRO Avira AVG G-Data Bit Defender Sophos Escan
Installation Test
Remote Administrator Endpoint Security 5 Endpoint Management Endpoint 12 Endpoint Management Virus Scan 8.8 Security Center Endpoint Security OfficeScan Server OfficeScan Client Management Server Endpoint Security AVG Admin Internet Security Bussines Edition Management Server Client Management Server Endpoint Enterprise Console Endpoint Management Console Internet Security
1 Endpoint Installer Size - 61,8 MB - 220 MB - 47.5 MB - 175 MB - 19 MB * - 117 MB - 146 MB - 317 MB - 250 MB - 213 MB - 300 MB

2 Management Installer Console Size 13 MB - - - - 10 MB * - 24.8 MB - - 181 MB - - - -

1.73 GB 336 MB 777.39 MB 64 MB 583 MB 437 MB 605 MB
3 Management Installer Server Size 34 MB - - - - 23 MB * - 51.2 MB - - 929 MB - - - -

4 Initial Update Size 50 MB 40,5 MB 721 MB 170 MB 150 MB 6,8 MB 100 MB 57 MB 30 MB * 20 MB * 310 MB 125 MB 312 MB 204.4 MB 1.4 GB 500 MB 1.2 GB 400 MB 440 MB 112 MB 1.5 GB 190 MB

5 Size In System After Installation 53,5 MB 70,5 MB 2.51 GB 623 MB 602 MB 63,7 MB 370 MB 74 MB 90 MB * 25 MB * 475.2 MB 237.28 MB 112 MB 96 MB 352 MB 293 MB 1.15 GB 218 MB 1.15 GB 207 MB 300 MB 1.30 GB

6 Installation Time 174 second 85 second 1814 second 185 second 1260 second 150 second 613 second 187 second 613 second 187 second 20 minutes 5 second 225 second 198 second 125 minutes 42 minutes 15 second 5 minutes 10 second 35 minutes 18 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes 22 minutes 12 minutes

Additional Requirement Installation Time

Active Directory Not Needed - Not Needed - Not Needed - Not Needed - 34 minutes - Not Needed - Not Needed - No Needed - No Needed No Needed No Needed No Needed No Needed No Needed

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Not Needed - Not Needed - Not Needed - Not Needed - 43 minutes - Not Needed - Not Needed - No Needed - No Needed No Needed No Needed No Needed No Needed No Needed

Database Not Needed - Not Needed - Not Needed - 20 Minutes ( MSSQL 2005 ) - 20 Minutes ( MSSQL 2005 ) - Not Needed - Not Needed - 25 minutes (MS SQL Express 2008 SP3) - 20 Minutes (Microsoft SQL Express Edition) No Needed 18 Minutes (Microsoft SQL Express 2008) No Needed 18 Minutes (MS SQL Express) No Needed

7 Initial Update Time 10 minutes 45 second 20 minutes 13 second ** 8 minutes 22 second 12 minutes 2 second ** 1 minutes 3 second 5 minutes ** 3 minutes ** 300 second ** 183 second ** 3 hour 40 minutes 20 minutes 13 second 45 minutes 17 second 25 minutes 40 second 3 Hour 15 minutes 15 minutes 2 Hour 15 minutes 40 Minutes 5 second 3 minutes 49 minutes 13 minutes

8 OS Installation Support

W indows Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

W indows 2000, XP SP2 & SP3 Success Success Yes Success Yes Success No Success No Success No Yes XP SP 2 or above Success XP SP3 (32bit) XP SP3 (32bit) Success Success Success Success Success Success

W indows Vista, 7,8 Success Success Yes Success Yes Success No Success No Success No Windows 7 Success Success Success Success Success Success Success Success Success Success

W indows Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 Success Success Success Success Success Success Success Success Success Success Yes Yes Success Success Success Success Success Success Success Success Success Success

Linux - Success - Success - Success - Success - - - - - Success - Yes - Yes - Yes - No

Mac - Success - Success - Success - Success - - - Yes - Success - Yes - Yes - Yes - No

9 Reboot Required No No No Required No No Required No Required Required No Yes No No Required No No No Yes Yes No No

ESET Symantec McAfee Kaspersky TREND MICRO OFFICESCAN 10.6 SP1 Avira AVG G-Data Bit Defender Sophos Escan
Performance Test Endpoint Security 5 Endpoint 12 Virus Scan 8.8 Endpoint Security OfficeScan Client Endpoint Security Internet Security Bussiness Edition Endpoint Security Endpoints Endpoint Internet Security

1 Memory Idle 50 MB 59 MB 63 MB 64 MB 64 MB * 52 MB 121 MB 107 MB 176 MB 157 MB 137 MB

2 Memory Full Scan 75 MB 148 MB 95 MB 110 MB 97 MB * 102 MB 131 MB 120 MB 262 MB 186 MB 167 MB

3 CPU Usage 80 90 % 82 100 % 75 80 % 100% 100% 82 100% 92 100% 100% 100 % 98% 100% 92% 100%

4 Startup Time ( before installed 15,2 Second ) 19 second 38 second 32 second 32 Second 32 Second 35 Second 26 Second 40 Second 60 Second 1 Minutes 15 Second 1 Minutes 33 Second

5 Initial Update Size 40,5 MB 384 MB 150 MB 57 MB 20 MB 125 MB 204.4 MB 500 MB 400 MB 112 MB 190 MB

6 Daily Update Size 50 KB 1 MB 10 50 MB 100 250 KB 400 KB 2 MB 400 KB 2 MB 10 20 MB 2 MB - 8MB 10 30 MB 23 - 25 MB 22 MB 27 MB

No No No No No No No No
7 Reboot After Update Required No Required No

8 Scanning Time ( Used Space 4 GB )

Full Scan 12 minute 31 second 7 minutes 23 second ** 10 minutes 2 second ** 14 minute 20 second 11 minute 20 second 13 minutes 10 second 16 minutes 40 second 15 minutes 40 second 24 minutes 27 second 20 minutes 56 second 21 minutes 12 second

Smart Scan 5 minutes 45 Second 4 minutes 9 second * 5 minutes 3 second * 6 minutes 42 second 4 minutes 42 second 5 minutes 43 second 6 minutes 10 second 6 minutes 31 second 5 minutes 49 second 7 minutes 5 second 15 minutes 59 second

9 Speed Scan 9,2 MB/s 9,34 MB/s 9,5 MB/s 9,3 MB/s 9,3 MB/s 9,1 MB/s 9,2 MB/s 9,5 MB/s 9,3 MB/s 9,4 MB/s 9,2 MB/s