Active Virus Scan Suite SMB (AVSS SMB)

McAfee Active VirusScan SMB protects your desktops and file servers from all types of viruses. Its management interface, McAfee ProtectionPilot, makes managing and controlling both easy and straightforward.

This product scans downloads from e-mail, FTP servers and Web sites. It detects and protects against threats before they enter your system. McAfee VirusScan’s NetShield specifically protects NetWare file servers.

The proven anti-virus technology blends heuristics and generic information to identify both known and unknown viruses, and protects against exploits known to target Microsoft applications and OS services. It even drills down into compressed files to find threats hidden in zip and similar files. Updates are critical to effective virus protection and McAfee Active VirusScan automatically downloads the latest virus-pattern data for continuous up-to-date protection.

Key Features

• ProtectionPilot management
  Protection Pilot guides you through installing, monitoring, and managing anti-virus protection with clear directions and wizards. Its interactive monitoring displays system compliance, virus activity, and software configuration
• Proven anti-virus technology
  McAfee Active VirusScan SMB stops every type of virus and malicious code threat, even in compressed files. Using advanced heuristics and generic detection, Active VirusScan SMB protects against new viruses and other threats
• Download scanning McAfee Active VirusScan scans e-mail and Web content to prevent your users from downloading infected attachments from Web sites or FTP servers
• Automatic updating
  ProtectionPilot checks in with McAfee every hour for new virus updates. It then retrieves them and automatically deploys them to all systems on your network without your intervention
• Protects NetWare file servers
  McAfee NetShield protects NetWare file servers. It uses real-time scanning to detect and clean viruses and other threats. It will not rescan clean files unless they are modified, thereby improving performance and efficiency
• Internet filtering Employees surfing the Web can unknowingly launch malicious Java and ActiveX applets. Active VirusScan’s advanced Internet filter defends your desktops from these applets, and allows you the flexibility to block access to certain Web sites
• E-mail protection
  Active VirusScan protection extends to MAPI and POP-3 e-mail formats. This keeps you and your users safe from mass-mailer viruses that attempt to propagate and infect the systems of co-workers, family and friends

Active Virus Scan Suite SMB

Active Virus Scan Suite SMB edition is also available for a limited period.  The only difference between Enterprise and SMB version is the management console which is a scaled down version on the SMB version called Protection Pilot.

AVSS SMB will stop being sold as new in the US in July 2007.  McAfee will keep supporting the product for the time being, but end users are encouraged to either upgrade to Active Virus Scan Enterprise or move to the managed Antivirus cover called Total Protection for Small Business.

Core Components

• Virusscan Enterprise  The primary Virusscan engine for all the McAfee Antivirus Suites that is designed to cover both Desktop and Server.
• Virusscan Netshield
  Specifically protects Netware File Servers
• Protection Pilot (SMB Products and Suites Only)
  Scaled down version of ePO