am not aware that any of the subscribers to ACSS Newsletter are using Vista yet, however, if you are or are thinking of using Vista, the following information concerning anti-virus products for your computer is very important.
Virus Bulletin is a highly respected publication dedicated to studying and providing information about viruses, spyware, etc. They also perform tests on anti-virus and other security products. Based on it's tests products obtain a VB100 certification, which you will often find advertised on websites.
In light of Vista's release new VB100 certifications have been performed on a number of anti-virus products and the results are quite interesting.
If I may, however, regress for a moment.
Microsoft has been touting just how secure Vista is. Due to new security built into the system, a number of companies producing anti-virus products have been complaining about the fact the Microsoft has not provided them with sufficient information about Vista in order to ensure that their product can, in fact, protect Vista systems. However, Microsoft has bought out companies providing an anti-virus and anti-spyware/malware solutions and repackaged them as Microsoft solutions - i.e., Live OneCare and Defender.
So, you would think, go with Microsoft's solution as it's probably the only thing that will really protect your Vista system, right?
Well Live OneCare failed VB100 certification for Vista. Others that failed include McAfee's VirusScan Enterprise, G DATA's AntiVirusKit 2007, and Norman's VirusControl.
Those that passed are anti-virus solutions from CA, Fortinet, F-Secure, Kaspersky, Symantec and Sophos.
As a final note: Sophos, by the way, is ACSS's recommend anti-virus solution and we are currently in negotiations with Sophos to become an authorized reseller.
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