Features:

This small business antivirus malware marauder is compatible with Windows Server and the Windows OS in 32- or 64-bit varieties. It also supports Macintosh computers. The magazine, Virus Bulletin, certifies that VIPRE detects 100 percent of viruses without false alarms. And West Coast Labs certifies that VIPRE passes the Checkmark test and is able to detect all of the viruses, worms and BOTS that are in the current test suite.

In addition to third-party endorsements of this small business antivirus software’s efficiency at the individual installation level, it is certified by OPSWAT to be compatible with the OESIS software framework that verifies an endpoint security application's compatibility. OESIS certification means that this small business antivirus product is compatible with hardware and software from vendors of networking hardware and anti-malware software.

VIPRE Enterprise Premium blocks entry to threats contained in its database of known threats, a database that is updated as many as 16 times per day. Furthermore, it denies access to freshly hatched threats that aren’t yet in the database, but which exhibit the telltale signs of malicious code. Anti-rootkit capabilities discover and disembowel any malicious processes that manage to compromise the perimeter.

Because email is ripe for exploitation by evil doers, this small business antivirus product strips out messages with phishing links. VIPRE directly supports Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail. It also supports any POP3 or SMTP email program. Because it is so easy to infect a network simply by plugging in a USB thumb drive, VIPRE is aware of any removable drives on the network. It scans them when they are first inserted in order to understand their intentions and neutralize them if malicious.

Critical to keeping the malware outside and cutting them off from the outside after they do break in, is a bi-directional firewall. Think of it this way: if a thief breaks into your home, it is good to be able to trap him inside and cut off his communication with the people who sent him to break in. The VIPRE firewall uses advanced technologies. It prevents host-based and network intrusions, and it provides administrators with the ability to limit user access to network resources. The firewall automatically blocks third-party advertisements and provides the option to block Java script, VB scripts and ActiveX controls. It also protects users by blocking access to any URL that it knows to be malicious. It is possible to augment the firewall capabilities with Snort, a tool that allows information technology professionals to customize network intrusion detection systems. Snort detects many types of attacks and probes and sends alerts about them. Snort is a free tool available under the GNU General Public License. It is simple for network administrators to write Snort rules that are powerful. Sunbelt Software's support for Snort allows its customers to have a tool that can be used to defend against a single attack or a family of attacks that occur before security software vendors can perform threat signature updates.

The product contains reporting features so that administrators can schedule from a library of reports and customize included reports. For distributing reports to management, it is possible to schedule reports to run at specific times and email the results to specific users. To further support executive management access to data, a standalone report viewer lets managers get what they need without giving them access to the management console or the database.

Effectiveness:

The engineers at Tolly Enterprises tested VIPRE and report that is effective at endpoint security and offers faster scanning performance with minimal system resource usage compared to competing products.

Scalability:

It is possible to configure this small business antivirus software in such a way that regional IT staff can manage any local incidents while maintaining a consolidated data view of every server in the network. The product supports from five to 500 users.

Management:

The VIPRE Business Premium small business antivirus software provides a central management console that delivers protection to all of the corporate laptops and managed desktops. When users take corporate laptops outside of the protection of the corporate firewall, VIPRE extends the firewall out to wherever a laptop accesses the internet.

Help & Support:

Enterprise technical support is free, based in the United States and available by telephone or live chat (12 hours per day on weekdays). Manuals, frequently asked questions and support forums are offered online.

This product provides effective and manageable endpoint security for geographically distributed desktops and commuting laptops and it does so without consuming system memory. VIPRE Business Premium is going to ruin the fun for that 17-year-old misanthropic genius who plots the downfall of your company network from his mother’s basement. Its antimalware engine protects your system from known threats, and it can detect new threats (zero-day threats) based on suspicious behavior. It has industrial strength web filtering controls and protection from email threats. And pity the malware that makes it past this product’s proactive defenses, because any threats that make it through are quickly rounded up by system scans before they can even attach themselves to the host machine.