avast! 4 SharePoint Server Edition

This plugin offers real-time scanning on the following Microsoft SharePoint server versions: MS SharePoint Portal Server 2001, MS SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Windows SharePoint Services 2003 and MS Office Sharepoint Server 2007.

 avast! SharePoint Server Edition represents top-notch antivirus protection for your Microsoft SharePoint Servers. According to Microsoft, SharePoint is primarily meant as a smart replacement for traditional file servers. However, the SharePoint data are stored in a database instead of files, requiring a custom-tailored antivirus solutions. Main features of avast! SharePoint Server Edition include high-performance real-time scanning of all SharePoint content and strong reporting capabilities. Tightly integrates with SharePoint 2001/2003/2007 Servers via Microsoft's own AV interfaces.

The product works as a plug-in for avast! Server Edition. Therefore, it uses the same high-performance, award-winning, ICSA-certified engine as the Server Editon itself, providing you with maximal protection.

Real-time Scanning

The main module of avast! SharePoint Server Edition is the real-time scanner. Thanks to a tight integration with the SharePoint technology, it provides protection at all entry points throughout the SharePoint system - including browser access, Explorer access, and Microsoft Office access, even scanning files replicated from other Microsoft SharePoint servers. In all cases, you can be confident that all the traffic will be properly screened and disinfected before it reaches the user. The use of well-documented interfaces exposed by SharePoint Server itself ensures optimal reliability and user experience.

High scalability

avast! SharePoint Server Edition is easily deployable and works perfectly even on large datacenter servers and cluster servers. The scanning engine was designed with two basic goals in mind: performance and stability. It's able to take advantage of multiple CPUs (via unlimited multithreading), fully leveraging the potential of today's advanced server hardware. Also, it supports scanning in memory (including the decompression of archives / packed files), resulting in unrivaled scanning speed and robustness.

Alerting & logging

As with any server-side software, it is very important to provide effective means of monitoring. For these purposes, avast! offers a wide range of possibilities. These include thorough notification capabilities via e-mail and avast's built-in Notification Manager(that supports a number of other transport protocols), rich logging features, and performance counters.

Automatic updates

The SharePoint Server Edition uses the identical updating modules as avast! Server Edition itself, resulting in unparalled speed and size of updates. The updates can be either installed automatically by the updater, or manually. It is also possible to set the system up so that the updater first asks the administrator prior to installing any updates.

Software Prerequisites: SharePoint Portal Server 2001, SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Windows SharePoint Services 2003 (will not work with Windows SharePoint Services 2001) or MS Office Sharepoint Server 2007.