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VirusScan Enterprise for Linux

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Always-on anti-virus protection for Linux systems

McAfee VirusScan for Linux™ offers continuous on-access scanning for superior protection from the growing number of viruses, worms, and other malicious code targeting Linux systems. Designed for the realities of today’s fast-moving, highly adaptive businesses, McAfee LinuxShield is easily scalable, updates automatically, and can be centrally managed from a single console.

 

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Benefits and Features

Benefits:

  • Always-on protection
    LinuxShield is one of the only products to deliver always-on, realtime anti-virus protection for Linux environments
  • Superior scanning technology
    Award-winning McAfee antivirus technology enables heuristic scanning, which identifies new viruses before a patch is available, and archive scanning, which detects viruses hidden inside archived files
  • Hassle-free updating
    Updates are automatic and don’t require a server restart, ensuring the most up-to-date protection without the hassle
  • Anti-virus protection for both Linux and Microsoft Windows
    LinuxShield protects Microsoft Windows systems by blocking Microsoft Windows viruses from passing through the Linux environment
  • Enterprise management and reporting
    LinuxShield's anti-virus protection for Linux uses McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator® for managing security policies and creating detailed coverage and infection reports
  • Flexible new kernel deployment
    Quickly test new kernel versions to see if LinuxShield will operate on these versions

Features:

  • Always-on, on-access anti-virus protection
    LinuxShield is one of the few products that provides continuous, on-access anti-virus protection for Linux against viruses and other threats, greatly increasing its effectiveness
  • Heuristic scanning
    McAfee scanning technology includes heuristic scanning, which uses behavior-based rules to identify and block new viruses without needing to first download a patch
  • Archive scanning
    While other anti-virus products are fooled by viruses hidden within archived files, the LinuxShield archive scanning function detects and blocks such threats providing a more complete anti-virus protection for Linux.
  • Automatic updating
    LinuxShield automates the update process, freeing up IT resources and ensuring the most current updates are always in place; updates are behind-the-scenes and don’t require a server restart
  • Antivirus protection against Windows viruses
    LinuxShield's anti-virus protection for Linux was designed to meet real-world needs, including heterogeneous system environments; the superior anti-virus protection of LinuxShield is effective against Microsoft Windows viruses that try to pass through the Linux system.
  • Enterprise management and reporting
    The highly flexible protection of LinuxShield can be centrally managed from a single console with ePolicy Orchestrator—one of the only truly scalable security policy management tools—for policy management and detailed graphical reporting of coverage and infection status.
  • Kernel module versioning
    Get on-access scanning for new kernels without the need to recompile modules

Description:

McAfee VirusScan for Linux provides always-on, on-access scanning for superior protection from the growing number of viruses, worms, and other malicious code targeting Linux systems. Designed for the realities of today’s fast-moving, highly adaptive businesses,  McAfee VirusScan for Linux is easily scalable, updates automatically, and can be centrally managed from a single console.

System Requirements:

Note: The following are minimum system requirements only. Actual requirements will vary depending on the nature of your environment.

All Platforms

  • Monitor screen with a recommended minimum resolution of 1024x768

Minimum hardware requirements for 32-bit platforms

  • Intel Pentium II, 266 MHz, with 128 MB RAM, and 40 MB free space on the hard drive

Typical hardware requirements 32-bit platforms

  • Intel Pentium 4, 1 GHz, with 256 MB RAM, and 200 MB free space on the hard drive

Minimum hardware requirements for 64-bit platforms

  • Intel Pentium 4 EM64T or AMD 64 with 256 MB RAM, and 40 MB free space on the hard drive.

Typical hardware requirements 64-bit platforms

  • Intel Pentium 4 EM64T or AMD 64 with 512 MB RAM, and 200 MB free space on the hard drive.

Supported distributions for 32-bit platforms

  • Novell Linux Desktop 9
  • Novell Linux Small Business Server
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 1
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise 2.1 Advanced Server, Workstation, Enterprise Server
  • Red Hat Enterprise 3.0 Advanced Server, Workstation, Enterprise Server
  • Red Hat Enterprise 4.0 Advanced Server, Workstation, Enterprise Server, 
  • Red Hat Enterprise 5.0 Server, Desktop
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server/Desktop 10

Supported distributions for 64-bit platforms

  • Red Hat Enterprise 4.0 Advanced Server, Workstation, Enterprise Server, 
  • Red Hat Enterprise 5.0 Advanced Platform, Desktop
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server/Desktop 10
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 2

Supported browsers

  • Internet Explorer 5.5, 6.0, and 7.0
  • Konqueror 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.2.1, 3.3.1 — 5.5, and 3.5.1
  • Mozilla 0.9.9, 1.0.1, 1.2.1, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7.8, and 1.7.13
  • Firefox 1.0, 1.0.4, and 2.0