AntiViral Solutions for Windows 7even...

[BadBigBen]

The following anti-virus solutions are available:

Symantec offers the Norton 360 3.0 Beta*
AVG offers AVG Internet Security and AVG Anti-Virus that works with the Windows 7 Beta*
Kaspersky is offering a technical preview of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows 7.*
Avira Free AntiVir**

* Not tested, but reported by Brandon LeBlanc, Windows communications manager on the Windows Client Communications Team
** tested on native install.


Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

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[vacunita]

AVG's free version works outstandingly well with 7.

It was the first thing I downloaded after setting up 7.

It actually works better with 7 than it did with XP before.

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[vanka25]

Anybody know if Symantec's End Point Protection (a corporate anti-virus/malware suite) works with Windows 7? I can confirm that Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate does not.

 

[xit]

I am using AVG Free also, working fine

 

[linney]

There is "working", and "really working", have you tested it out with this?

The Anti-Virus or Anti-Malware test file

http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm

 

[karlisi]

Yes, AVG Free 8.0 on Windows 7 detected all 4 test files from eicar.org.

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Karlis
ECDL; MCSA

 

[withanh]

Nod32 v3 Business Edition works great, finds all Eicar test files.

 

[mrdelite29]

I'm using AVAST personal. It's working great for me as well.

 

[vanka25]

I can confirm that Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate does not.

It seems that I was a bit hasty in posting that, I installed Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate 10.2 (Vista x64 version) on Windows 7 x64 and it looks like only one component (Endpoint Protection) is not working. When Windows 7 loads, a dialog pops up saying that the Endpoint component has been disabled; scans for updates/fixes yield no results. This is only a minor annoyance as Real-Time Protection seems to be working fine and actually is detecting threats.

 

[vanka25]

I have installed Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate 10.2 (Vista x64 version) on Windows 7 RC x64 and it works perfectly. I used to get a warning message on start up in Windows 7 Beta x64 that the Endpoint Protection component was not working, I get no such message in the RC.

I tried Symantec Endpoint Protection v11 (x64) but it does not install.