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BitDefender Small Office Security is a robust and easy to use business security and management solution which delivers superior proactive protection from viruses, spyware, rootkits, spam, phishing and other malware.

BitDefender Small Office Security enhances business productivity and reduces management and malware-related costs by enabling the centralized administration, protection and control of workstations and of the file traffic inside companies’ networks.

Key features:

• Automation of routine management activities and event response through security policies

• Supports the centralized management of workstations and file servers

• Antivirus, antispyware, antirootkit, firewall, antispam, antiphising, privacy and user control for workstations and file servers

• Automatic detection and deployment on new workstations

• Proactive heuristic protection against zero-day threats

• Centralized and detailed reports

• Extensive WMI script support

• Reduced administration workload and costs

• Increased security for corporate computer users

• Safe sharing of files and documents

• Improved network visibility

• Increased usability

• Optimized for business environments

BitDefender Small Office Security Components:

• BitDefender Business Client - once installed on the company’s workstations, it provides industry leading proactive protection against viruses, spyware, rootkits, spam, phishing and other malware.

• BitDefender Management Server - automatically performs routine and recurrent activities for a more efficient network management - ensures security compliance by applying consistent policies throughout the network - manages and controls BitDefender Business Client and other BitDefender server solutions.

BitDefender Technologies

• BitDefender Small Office Security (1 Year - 10 Users)
• BitDefender Small Office Security (1 Year - 15 Users)
• BitDefender Small Office Security (1 Year - 20 Users)
• BitDefender Small Office Security (1 Year - 25 Users)

Powerful privacy software to erase online Internet tracks and program activity

Designed for Windows® Vista™, XP, Me, 98 and 2000

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eScan Corporate edition is a comprehensive AntiVirus, AntiSpam and Content Security solution that provides Zero Day Protection from Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Keyloggers, Rootkits, Botnets, Hacking, Spam, Phishing and Offensive Content.

• New User Friendly GUI: The new graphical user interface of eScan has been designed to suit the needs of both novice and expert users with a single screen access to both the virus monitor and the on demand scanner.

• Faster On-Demand Scanning: eScan's new On-Demand Scanner with Cache Technology leads to faster scans and is lighter on system resources. Now, it can also scan USB drives, Spyware and Adware.

• Real-Time Virus and Content Scanning: eScan does Real-Time virus scanning of files, e-mails, e-mail attachments and websites including SMTP, POP3, HTTP and FTP traffic using the MWL Technology and AntiVirus Heuristic Algorithms. It also scans content for confidential data, prohibited content, offensive and obscene language.

• Heuristic Scanning: eScan's sophisticated AntiVirus Heuristic Algorithm detects unknown viruses, that are being continuously released in the wild and protects the users from zero day threats.

• AntiSpam: eScan controls spam effectively using indigenous technologies such as NILP and sophisticated Heuristic filters that work on the basis of specific keywords and phrases.

• Web Protection: eScan provides comprehensive web protection with an in built Web Control that blocks offensive and unsuitable websites as per the user's choice and the effective Popup filter blocks all the pop-up saving bandwidth. With the option Privacy Protection, the users can now prevent their private and confidential data from being stolen from the browser cache.

• Proactive Protection: eScan monitors the registry for any changes in the registry. eScan also detects and warns about the applications that are suspicious in nature.

• Endpoint Security: Endpoint security prevents data thefts and virus infections through USB/Fireewire based portable devices such as flash drives, pen drives, portable hard disks, etc. Application Control allows you to block/permit applications on the networks/personal systems. Suspicious files/applications can also be detected. Windows 2008 NAP (Network Access Protection) support is available as default.

• Firewall: eScan's in-built firewall monitors & logs incoming/outgoing network activities in the system and safeguards it from all network-based attacks.

• eScan Management Console: The eScan Management Console (EMC) empowers system administrators to deploy from a central dashboard security measures such as updates of virus signatures & spam definitions, licenses, (un)installing and upgrading of eScan remotely, enabling or disabling of the eScan monitor, send alerts about virus outbreaks and security violations, and enforce an Integrated Security Policy across the network of an enterprise. Administrative tasks can also be performed via the web using a browser. EMC can also instantaneously display alerts about Live Applications, Live USB Detection and Live Site Browsing information, so that the system administrators can get an overview about the bandwidth usage, type and time of internet access by the individual users of the network. This facilitates a full-fledged dynamic audit of all the assets being used in the network of an enterprise.

• Asset Management: Static Asset management is done via the System Information tool. This tool empowers the administrators to have complete information about the hardware and software deployed on the networks.

• Logs and Extensive Reports: Logs and extensive reports are being created and displayed by all the modules for Protection, Scan and Update.

• Automatic Compressed Updates: Automatic Compressed Updates are being provided by eScan for both the software as well as the virus and spam definitions. The Virus signature/spam definitions are being automatically updated hourly for instsnt protection from existing and emerging threats.

• 24x7 Free Technical Support: Free telephonic and online technical support (via email, chat and forums) is provided round the clock.

eScan Corporate edition is a comprehensive AntiVirus, AntiSpam and Content Security solution that provides Zero Day Protection from Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Keyloggers, Rootkits, Botnets, Hacking, Spam, Phishing and Offensive Content.

• New User Friendly GUI: The new graphical user interface of eScan has been designed to suit the needs of both novice and expert users with a single screen access to both the virus monitor and the on demand scanner.

• Faster On-Demand Scanning: eScan's new On-Demand Scanner with Cache Technology leads to faster scans and is lighter on system resources. Now, it can also scan USB drives, Spyware and Adware.

• Real-Time Virus and Content Scanning: eScan does Real-Time virus scanning of files, e-mails, e-mail attachments and websites including SMTP, POP3, HTTP and FTP traffic using the MWL Technology and AntiVirus Heuristic Algorithms. It also scans content for confidential data, prohibited content, offensive and obscene language.

• Heuristic Scanning: eScan's sophisticated AntiVirus Heuristic Algorithm detects unknown viruses, that are being continuously released in the wild and protects the users from zero day threats.

• AntiSpam: eScan controls spam effectively using indigenous technologies such as NILP and sophisticated Heuristic filters that work on the basis of specific keywords and phrases.

• Web Protection: eScan provides comprehensive web protection with an in built Web Control that blocks offensive and unsuitable websites as per the user's choice and the effective Popup filter blocks all the pop-up saving bandwidth. With the option Privacy Protection, the users can now prevent their private and confidential data from being stolen from the browser cache.

• Proactive Protection: eScan monitors the registry for any changes in the registry. eScan also detects and warns about the applications that are suspicious in nature.

• Endpoint Security: Endpoint security prevents data thefts and virus infections through USB/Fireewire based portable devices such as flash drives, pen drives, portable hard disks, etc. Application Control allows you to block/permit applications on the networks/personal systems. Suspicious files/applications can also be detected. Windows 2008 NAP (Network Access Protection) support is available as default.

• Firewall: eScan's in-built firewall monitors & logs incoming/outgoing network activities in the system and safeguards it from all network-based attacks.

• eScan Management Console: The eScan Management Console (EMC) empowers system administrators to deploy from a central dashboard security measures such as updates of virus signatures & spam definitions, licenses, (un)installing and upgrading of eScan remotely, enabling or disabling of the eScan monitor, send alerts about virus outbreaks and security violations, and enforce an Integrated Security Policy across the network of an enterprise. Administrative tasks can also be performed via the web using a browser. EMC can also instantaneously display alerts about Live Applications, Live USB Detection and Live Site Browsing information, so that the system administrators can get an overview about the bandwidth usage, type and time of internet access by the individual users of the network. This facilitates a full-fledged dynamic audit of all the assets being used in the network of an enterprise.

• Asset Management: Static Asset management is done via the System Information tool. This tool empowers the administrators to have complete information about the hardware and software deployed on the networks.

• Logs and Extensive Reports: Logs and extensive reports are being created and displayed by all the modules for Protection, Scan and Update.

• Automatic Compressed Updates: Automatic Compressed Updates are being provided by eScan for both the software as well as the virus and spam definitions. The Virus signature/spam definitions are being automatically updated hourly for instsnt protection from existing and emerging threats.

• 24x7 Free Technical Support: Free telephonic and online technical support (via email, chat and forums) is provided round the clock.

avast! 4 Professional Edition is a complete ICSA certified antivirus, West Coast Labs Checkmark certified anti-spyware and complete anti-rootkit package for business and office use - from SOHO to the largest corporations. avast! 4 has obtained multiple VB100% awards in Virus Bulletin comparative reviews under Microsoft Windows.

avast! 4 was awarded as "The Best Anti-Malware Solution" by Secure Computing Magazine Europe in April 2006.

avast! 4 Pro scans and protects your computers against viruses, spyware, rootkits, worms and Trojans on any PC running Microsoft Windows workstation OS.

avast! 4 Professional Edition includes the following components:

• Class-leading antivirus protection.
• Anti-spyware protection Buit-in.
• Anti-rootkit protection Built-in.
• On Demand Scanner - with two user interfaces:

• On Access Scanner - resident scanning of all files being opened, read and written and behavior blocker monitoring dangerous actions of viruses or even users themself.
• E-mail Scanner easily integrates with most mail clients and it checks both incoming and outgoing mails, it provides heuristic analysis of mail content to protect against new Worms, it supports multiple SMTP servers.
• Instant messaging protection - checks communication over MSN Messenger, ICQ, mIRC, Yahoo Messenger, AIM, Trillian etc.
• P2P protection - scans all files exchanged over Kazaa, Kazaa Lite, Direct Connect, DC++, WinMX etc.
• Network Shield - analyses all network traffic and scans it for malicious contents (Intenet Worms as Sasser, Blaster, SQL Slammer etc). It can be also taken as a lightweight firewall - or more precisely, an IDS (Intrusion Detection System) (on NT/2000/XP only).
• Script Blocker - checks all scripts running under Windows Scripting Host and Web browsers.
• Boot Time Scanner - scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does (on NT/2000/XP only).
• Explorer Scanner - right click on the object allows you to scan it.
• Screen Saver scanner - integrates with your Screen Saver to scan PC during your coffee breaks.
• Integrated Virus Cleaner - removes the most of the dangerous virus/worm including Sobig, Klez, Yaha etc.
• Virus Chest - safety isolated folder to store infected, suspicious and even some system files - to restore them.

• You can download and install updates by simple clicking on the iAVS icon, it can be checked and done automatically when you are On-line, and by AVAST exclusive PUSH technology.
• The update files of size under 100 KB are available at least twice a week and within couple of hours in the case of emergency of new virus. They are automatically downloaded, installed and loaded to avast! without restart or logoff.
• Program upgrades are available to incorporate new features time to time, they are incremental too (about 300 KB)
• Updates and program upgrades are included for the selected length of contract (1, 2 or 3 years). Following years will be available for about 60% of the one year price.

avast! 4 Professional cannot be installed under Windows NT/2000/2003 server or Windows Small Business Server.

You should then use avast!4 Server Edition or avast! 4 SBS Edition.

CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (CA HIPS) blends stand-alone firewall and intrusion detection and prevention capabilities to provide centralized proactive threat protection to counter online threats. This combination offers superior security, access control, policy enforcement, easy intrusion prevention management and deployment from a central location via a single, intuitive console to enhance your endpoint protection.

With CA HIPS you can:

• Determine what traffic is appropriate
• Determine what applications can communicate
• Determine what behaviors and access rights on individual systems will be allowed or blocked
• Log all relevant events to help with compliance, reporting and investigations

Features and Benefits:

Centralized management saves IT administrators time and trouble while enhancing threat protection.

Three Threat Protection Technologies in One. CA HIPS blends stand-alone firewall and intrusion detection and prevention capabilities to provide proactive threat protection.

Behavior-based Real-time Protection from known and unknown threats. System administrators can use key functionality within CA HIPS to learn system behavior and create or edit existing policies.

Fewer threat infections means reduced costs. CA HIPS reduces the risk of downtime by preventing malware, spyware, adware and rogue software from gaining access to the network.

Works together with CA's portfolio of threat products to offer maximum endpoint threat protection. Provides the combination of products working together that is necessary to help protect network-enabled workstations and mobile devices from network-based attacks.

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Every PC connected to the Internet is a potential target for hackers and identity thieves. CA Personal Firewall 2009 helps protect your PC from both known and unknown threats, providing comprehensive, business-strength hacker and privacy protection. It stops intruders, blocks malicious programs, and helps protect your personal information from identity theft.

Key Features:

• Supports up to 3 PCs
• Stops hacker attacks
• Prevents unknown access
• Blocks annoying pop-ups
• Helps protect against identity theft

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CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2009 provides comprehensive protection against Internet threats that can jeopardize your privacy and diminish PC performance. It helps keep your important files, photos, music, and PC settings safe and lets you back them up, restore them, or transfer them to a new PC easily.

Includes:

• Anti-Virus
• Anti-Spyware
• Personal Firewall
• Anti-Spam
• Anti-Phishing
• Parental Controls
• CA Backup and Migration

CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2009:

• User-Friendly Interface offers simplicity and superior ease-of-use, helping you quickly and easily set preferences, check program status, and maintain a secure PC
• Low System Overhead with a total install of only 150 MB and low usage of system resources, CA Internet Security Suite Plus installs quickly, saves hard drive space, and scans efficiently
• New! In-product Tutorial helps educate you on the key features and functions of each application within the suite
• Secure Now provides proactive protection by monitoring critical program functions and settings, and reminding you to keep your security at an optimal level
• Continuous Protection to keep your computer protected from the latest internet risks by automatically renewing your subscription at the then current renewal price (plus applicable tax), so you don't have to
• Threat Outbreak Warning System provides real-time content feeds from the CA Security Advisor, giving you detailed, up-to-the-minute information on the most recent and most prevalent virus and spyware threats
• Quick Tips provide you with helpful, at-your-fingertips answers to commonly asked questions, easing the burden of searching the Help file or contacting Support for assistance
• Supported by the CA Security Advisory Team our worldwide research labs work 24 x 7 to detect threats before they can damage your PC, helping ensure protection from the latest threats

Anti-Virus:

• Daily, Fully Automatic Updates easily and effectively address the #1 reason PC users suffer attacks: out-of-date signature files
• Automatic Email Scanning protects against viruses that arrive via email, before they can cause damage
• Scheduled and On-Demand Scanning allow you to run a scan at any time, or schedule scans at pre-selected intervals to meet your needs
• Real-time Scanning proactively stops viruses by scanning files when they are opened, closed or saved to your PC
• Advanced Heuristic Scanning helps detect new threats even before virus protection updates are created
• Interactive Virus Detection Messages provide links to helpful resources in the CA Virus Information Center when threats are detected
• File Quarantine removes threats from their current location to a secure quarantine area to allow you to further review the file
• File Exclusion List allows you to exclude specific files and folders from scans
• Archive Scanning allows you to scan compressed files in a variety of formats
• Certified by Independent Testing Organizations ICSA Labs, West Coast Labs, and Virus Bulletin for effective virus protection

Anti-Spyware:

• Comprehensive Spyware Detection and Removal provides comprehensive protection against a wide range of spyware, adware, keyloggers, browser hijackers and other threats
• Real-time Protection detects and removes spyware running in memory, prevents and removes unwanted Browser Helper Objects and browser toolbars, and prevents spyware from making malicious changes to the Registry
• Frequent Automatic Updates help ensure you're protected against the latest threats
• Detailed Scan Results show the specific threat level of any spyware found, and allow you to link to the CA Spyware Information Center for more details
• Scheduled and On-Demand Scanning allow you to run a scan at any time, or schedule scans at pre-selected intervals to meet your needs
• Custom Scans allow you to select specific drives, files and folders to scan
• File Exclusion List allows you to exclude specific files and folders from scans
• Certified by Independent Testing Lab West Coast Labs for effective spyware protection

Personal Firewall:

• Pre-loaded Security Settings give you optimal protection right out of the box, and reduce firewall warnings for known programs
• Application Control informs you when programs attempt to access the Internet, and lets you allow or deny access
• Detailed Alerts allow you to decide how to handle attempts by programs to access the Internet, intrusion attempts, and other security events
• Automatic Network Detection identifies the addition of a new network, and helps ensure proper protection for your local network or router configuration
• Ad Blocking cuts out annoying pop-up and pop-under ads, letting you surf in peace
• ID Theft Protection helps you store sensitive personal information, alerts you when it is about to leave your PC through the Internet or email, and helps you block the transmission if desired
• Email Protection identifies and quarantines potentially harmful email attachments, and prevents mass-mailing worms from propagating
• Cache Cleaner removes sensitive browser history and file clutter, making your PC more efficient and protecting your privacy
• Mobile Code Protection allows you to block malicious or untrusted mobile code (JavaScript, Active X, VBScript, etc.)
• Cookie Control prevents websites from tracking your behavior
• Backup and Restore saves, exports, and imports your entire firewall security policy with the click of a button
• Application Hardening offers advanced sandboxing technology to protect CA Personal Firewall from attacks by hackers, allowing the application to run more safely and securely
• Enhanced Whitelist Technology identifies known ‘good’ and ‘bad’ applications, allows good applications to function without prompting, and blocks ‘bad’ applications from functioning if desired
• Certified by Independent Testing Lab West Coast Labs for effective firewall protection

Anti-Spam:

• Blocks Unwanted Spam by allowing only messages from your approved senders list to reach your Inbox - all other mail is quarantined for you to review later
• Helps Prevent Phishing Attacks and Email Fraud by verifying the authenticity of messages, and displaying a clear visual warning on suspicious emails
• Works Simply and Easily no complicated content filters to set up or manage
• Protects Multiple Email Accounts for all of your Microsoft Exchange and any POP3 mail accounts you have configured in Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail
• Integrates Seamlessly with Microsoft Outlook/Exchange with easy access to all features directly from the toolbar in Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail
• Email Search creates a search index of all information stored in your email program, so you can quickly and easily find messages, attachments, contacts, appointments, journal entries and notes. For English-language Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail only
• Spam Score helps determine which messages are most likely to be spam, resulting in less time reviewing quarantined mail, and less likelihood of missing a good email
• Supports Sender Score Certified allows mail from valid senders of commercial email (such as order confirmations from Amazon.com) to be delivered to your Inbox
• International Language Support automatically displays German, French, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese based on your Windows language settings, and properly filters spam sent in any language
• Import/Export Approved Senders allows you to easily migrate your list of approved senders from one PC to another

Anti-Phishing (CA Website Inspector):

• Provides protection against fraudulent and malicious websites by showing you who owns the site you are visiting, warning you when you’re accessing a potentially unsafe site, and providing you with an easy-to-understand risk assessment
• Browser Toolbar shows you the physical address of the owner of the site you're viewing, and provides the appropriate risk assessment and rating
• Link Advisor works within email, instant messenger, web and office applications to show you information about the sites you intend to visit before you even click on them, simply by placing your mouse cursor over the link
• Advanced Site Analysis Technology uses multiple databases, algorithms and site owner information sources to analyze web pages and identify risks
• Risk Assessment Indicators provide a color-coded visual warning indicating whether the site is safe, low risk, or high risk, and offer in-depth information on the potential risks associated with the site
• Rating and Alert Indicators evaluate the site’s consumer rating and warn of potential problems on the site
• Data Protection helps guard against sending your personal information to risky sites, providing an alert that lets you decide if you want to send the information
• Personal Information Protection allows you to define any word or phrase you want to keep private (for example, your address, phone number, account numbers, or social security number), warning you when you try to submit it to an untrustworthy site
• Customizable Protection Levels choose to be alerted when you try to send a password, and/or information you've marked as personal, to an unapproved site
• Optional Warning Sound plays a warning beep when you attempt to send protected information to unapproved sites, or when you visit a High Risk site
• Report Submissions allow you to view and contribute to CA's site database, informing CA of dangerous sites or trustworthy sites that you feel have been mislabeled
• Application Support works with a variety of applications including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Word, Outlook and Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Yahoo! Instant Messenger, ICQ, Google Talk, and more

Parental Controls:

• Advanced Filtering Technology provides real-time dynamic content filtering, helping to ensure protection from inappropriate content at all times, regardless how recent the content is
• Multilayer Filtering combines advanced filtering technology with a pre-classified database, URL cache categorization, tagging capabilities, and customized site lists to help provide comprehensive Internet coverage
• Flexible User Profiles allow you to create and define up to ten user profiles, each with its own password-protected login and filtering profile
• Time Restrictions allow you to limit the time each child can spend on the Internet on a daily basis
• Selectable Filtering Categories offer 9 filtering categories for commonly blocked types of websites (Adult, Weapons, Gambling, Chat, Webmail, Hate, Drugs, Sport, Dating)
• Advanced Filtering Policies allow you to define filtering policies for each child’s profile, including personalized allow/block lists; the ability to block access to all sites, except the ones explicitly specified; and restricting Internet access during certain parts of the day
• Customizable Features including setting the blocking message to be presented, controlling product updates and advanced settings
• Security Controls help ensure that children cannot disable or uninstall the product, or change their filtering profile - all administration functions are password protected, all reports and logs are encrypted, and the product is password protected against uninstallation
• Extensive Reporting Capabilities allow you to easily generate several types of reports for each child’s profile, providing details on web activity, including all sites that were accessed, which sites were allowed, and which sites were blocked
• Supports Leading Content Rating Systems including ICRA and SafeSurf
• Automatic Updates provide up-to-date coverage

Data Backup and Transfer (CA Desktop DNA® Migrator)

• Easy-to-Use Wizard Interface quickly guides you through the steps to perform a data backup or transfer (migration)
• Backup and Restore allows you to run scheduled or on-demand backups of your PC’s DNA (data, settings and preferences), save it to a CD or DVD to protect it from an unforeseen incident, and easily restore it if necessary
• Data Migration allows you to quickly stream your PC’s DNA directly from your old PC to your new PC using an Ethernet crossover cable; or, create a DNA file to transfer to your new PC
• Typical and Custom Backup and Migration Types let you perform a backup or migration of your most popular settings and data in just a few easy steps, or customize exactly what you want to backup or transfer
• Cross-Operating System and Application Migration allow you to seamlessly migrate the settings you have customized on your old PC and in the older versions of your applications, to the new version of the operating system and application
• Self-Extracting Files for easy data restores and deferred migrations, a self-extracting DNA file is created, allowing you to restore your DNA or transfer the DNA file to your new PC over a network or from a CD or DVD. Once the DNA file is on your new PC, simply double-click on the file and the migration will take place automatically transferring your DNA to your new PC.
• Automated Disk-Spanning automatically spans DNA files to the size of a CD and places the files in a folder on the desktop, for easy movement to a CD, DVD, or other removable media.
• Summary Screens provide a comprehensive logging feature to track the progress and success of the backup or migration.
• Undo File allows you to easily return your PC to its pre-migration state.
• Web Update Feature keeps your software up-to-date.