Ad-Aware Business Edition

Powerful Detection, Advanced Protection, Top Efficiency - All with Centralized Management

Undetected malware on corporate computers can lead to theft of confidential data, network corruption, drained system resources, and considerable financial damage due to loss of valuable working time. With the nature of today’s cyber threats, businesses need advanced workstation solutions in place to prevent the risks that
insufficient security brings. Lavasoft, the makers of industry-leading Ad-Aware Internet Security, are introducing an innovative new solution for today’s companies in need of effectively protecting their network computers, without sacrificing limited budgets or straining IT infrastructures.
Ad-Aware Business Edition combines the powerful protection and efficiency of Ad-Aware Pro with a central, easy-to-use management tool. Proactively defend corporate data with maximum security against viruses, spyware, rootkits and other malicious threats – allowing your IT professionals to centrally administer, protect and control the security of workstations in your company’s network.

Key Features

• Centrally managed Internet security
• High performance, low resource impact
• Powerful Ad-Aware Pro core engine
• Easy-to-use management tool for IT admins
• Real-time protection against viruses, spyware, rootkits, and more
• Behavior-based heuristical detection
• Genotype detection technology
• Expert level rootkit removal system
• Do Not Disturb Mode
• Option to synchronize deployment with Windows Active Directory
• Detailed, on demand reports
• Customize automated updates and scheduling of tasks
• Remote installation, licensing and maintenance
• Priority technical support

COMPREHENSIVE MALWARE PROTECTION

• Secure business PCs with an advanced online defense against blended malware, spyware, viruses, worms, and other potential data thieves with Ad-Aware’s extensive threat database, along with continuous pulse updates to guard against new attacks.
• Leading anti-malware technology, including Genotype detection and behavior-based heuristical detection, means unknown and emerging threats are found and blocked.
• Integrated, proactive protection of Ad-Watch Live! Expert immediately detects malware applications with the following real-time protection guards:
  - Real-time process protection – Suspend suspicious files and block malicious processes to prevent further system integration.
  - Real-time registry protection – Detect and block access to attempted registry changes, a favorite malware target.
  - Real-time network protection – Monitor outgoing network traffic and block connections to blacklisted IP addresses and known malicious websites to identify and stop active threats.
  - Real-time file protection – Block malicious files from entering your system, and root out malicious files already on your PC.
• Expert level anti-rootkit technology uncovers and removes even the most complex monitoring tools, stealth mechanisms, and hidden code.
• Includes additional security features ideal for mitigating threats to organizations like external drive scanning to allow clients to scan external storage devices like USBs and Do Not Disturb Mode to stay protected without interruptions while in full screen mode.
  

CENTRALIZED, FLEXIBLE CLIENT MANAGEMENT

• Central, network-wide client management means the IT admin manages policies and tasks, using existing Active Directory setup or the deployment method of their choice, for easy and adaptable control. With remote installation, licensing and maintenance, the Business Edition’s infrastructure assigns and maintains client licenses, removing the burden from IT admins.
• Flexible client management means you can view, assign, or modify policies, tasks, and reports for an organizational unit or single computer.
• Centrally define and configure policies for all clients, or groups of clients, with the ability to lock some or all policies in order to prevent accidental changes.
• Customize automated tasks – thereby optimizing time and resources – by scheduling routine scans, updates, and reporting options to fit the needs of your business.
  

EASY INSTALLATION, FAST CONFIGURATION, & INTUITIVE USE

• Easily install and deploy new clients using standard Windows Active Directory (synchronizes with Active Directory to ensure smooth operation) or choose the deployment method that best suits your needs.
• Simplify installment of the server through preconfigured default settings.
• Scalability means our technology adapts to your requirements and load environments, from small businesses with 25 workstations up to large enterprises with over 100,000 client machines.
• Secure the entire business network with ease by protecting client workstations, as well as remote workers or employees on the road travelling with corporate laptops.
• Receive immediate answers to questions with priority online customer support, so you can focus on your business, while we concentrate on your security.
  

HIGH PERFORMANCE – LOW RESOURCE USE

• Tread lightly on workstation and network resources with the radically improved resource efficiency of Ad-Aware Pro, optimal for businesses that require advanced security without impacting system performance.
• Optimize resources by setting up download servers so all updates are distributed through the internal network, under the IT admin’s control.
• Balance the load of large numbers of clients (10,000 +) by easily configuring additional download/application servers.

DETAILED REPORTING FOR NETWORK TRANSPARENCY

• Quickly and easily generate on-demand reports to regularly monitor statistics.
• Capture detailed data (scan logs, threat occurrences, etc.) to a single database; export to Excel in order to further analyze statistics.
• Comprehensive reports allow IT admins a quick overview of network health in order to identify security trends and take the necessary steps to remediate threat sources.

Client (End-Point)

• Processor: P733 MHz or better
• RAM: Minimum 512 MB
• Free hard disk space: 300 MB free space recommended
• Operating Systems: Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit), Windows Vista (32 and 64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit), Windows 2000 Pro

Centralized Management Tool

• Operating Systems: Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit), Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit), Windows XP (32 bit), Windows 2003 server, Windows 2008 server
• .NET Runtime 3.5
• Note: Management tool can be installed on same physical machine as server.

Less than 500 computers (Small to Medium Business)

• Enterprise server
• Operating Systems:
  Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit),
  Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit),
  Windows XP (32 bit),
  Windows 2003 server,
  Windows 2008 server
• .NET Runtime 3.5
• Processor: Dual Core 1.66 GHz
• RAM: Operating system + 512MB
• Free hard disk space: 200MB + Database (up to 4 GB)

500 to 10,000 computers (Medium to Large Enterprise)

• Operating Systems:
  Windows 2003 server,
  Windows 2008 server
• .NET Runtime 3.5
• Processor: Quad Core 1.66 GHz
• RAM: 4 GB
• Free hard disk space: 50 GB
  

More than 10,000 computers (Large Enterprise)

• Multiple Enterprise servers (~10,000 computers per server)