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Comparision of Antivirus
Comparision of Antivirus
Vs
Symantec End Point Protection
System Requirements
Components Mcafee Symantec
Server EPO 4.5 SEP Manager
Hardware
Memory 2-4 GB * 4 GB
Software
OS Windows Server 2003 Std/ Ent / Web Windows Server 2003 Std / Ent /Web
* Depends on no of Clients
Clients System Requirements
Components Mcafee Symantec
Hardware
Processor Intel III 1.0 GHz or Higher Intel III 1.0 GHz or Higher
Software
Agents Y Y
Protection Technologies
Antivirus Y Y
Anti-Spyware Y Y
Firewall Y Y
IPS Y Y
Device Control N* Y
True Scan N Y
Application Control Y Y
Quick Comparison
Mcafee TOPS Essential Symantec End Point Protection 11.0
Other
Registry Access Block N y
System Lockdown N Y
Centralized Exception N (Exception are different for each feature) Y
Peer to Peer
Communication N* Y
Protection
Network Access Control N* Y
Location Awareness N Y
Scripting N Y
Windows Patch Check &
N Y
Deployment
User based Policy N Y
• Missed In-the-Wild Viruses in Virus Bulletin Tests between May 1998 and August
2009(virusbulletin.com)**
Feature Symantec Mcafee
On Access 31 71
On Demand 4 72
• Proactive Detection**
Feature Symantec Mcafee
Proactive Protection by AV- 31 71
Comparatives (May 2009)
On Demand 4 72
*The VB100 award is granted to product that passes test criteria under test conditions in the VB lab as part of the VB review process.(www.virusbtn.com)
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Performance Analysis at Client*
Factors Symantec Mcafee
Boot Time Overhead 26 % 70 %
Percentage by AV-
Comparatives
File Access Lag Time 0.04 MB/S 0.08 MB/S
Commit Charges (Infected 186.3 MB 157.93 MB
PC’s)
Application Startup Time 3.1 Sec 3.74 Sec
Boot Times 229 Sec 187 Sec