Anti-Virus r8.1

Anti-Virus r8.1

Anti-Virus r8.1 is the next generation in comprehensive anti-virus security for business PCs, servers and PDAs.
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CA Anti-Virus is the next generation in comprehensive anti-virus security for business PCs, servers and PDAs. It combines proactive protection against viruses and malware with powerful management features that stop and remove malicious code before it enters your network, reducing system downtime and outbreak response costs.

CA Anti-Virus eases anti-virus administration by providing a single management console for managing heterogeneous environments, provides easy methods to implement, administer and update signatures, and safeguards your business from viruses and malicious code before they can enter your network. CA Anti-Virus leverages the expertise of the CA Security Advisor team, a 24 x 7 team operating a sophisticated network of world-wide rapid response centers.

What is New in r8.1?

  • CA Anti-Virus Support for Non-Windows Platforms - Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X (including Mac Intel OS X)
  • Support for Cisco NAC and Microsoft NAP
  • Additional Language Support - Now supporting Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese, in addition to existing support for English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese


Features and Benefits:

  • Centralized virus management across heterogeneous environments while limiting cost
  • Quick response to security events and virus outbreaks showing responsibility, control and compliance
  • Ease of distribution, implementation and management of the anti-virus solution
  • Provides anti-virus protection in CA Secure Content Manager for malware protection at the gateway
  • Extensive reporting which includes 75 graphical reports providing administrators immediate statuses on threat levels and indications on sources of infection and offender lists

Key features

12x5 Phone-Based Support


Centralized Virus Management


Quick Response


Ease of Distribution, Implementation and Management


Provides Anti-Virus Protection


Extensive Reporting

Recommended configuration for servers:
  • Pentium 4, 2.6 GHz or higher
  • 10 GB of free disk space
  • 2 GB of RAM recommended (1 GB minimum)

Recommended configuration for each client running the agent:
  • Pentium 300+ MHz recommended (200 MHz minimum)
  • 256 MB of free disk space
  • 512 MB of RAM

Supported Platforms
  • Microsoft: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, XP (32/64-bit), Server 2003 (32/64-bit), as well as Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003
  • Linux (32-bit): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and greater, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 and greater, SuSE 9.0 and greater
  • UNIX: Sun Solaris 8 and greater; HP-UX 11.0 and 11.11
  • Novell: NetWare 5.1 and greater
  • Citrix Presentation Server 4 for Windows
  • Lotus: Notes/Domino 4.6.2 and greater
  • Network Appliance NAS Devices: Filer Appliance
  • Cisco NAC and Microsoft NAP Support for Windows
  • Apple: Macintosh OS X 10.3 and greater for Power PC; Macintosh OS X 10.4 and greater for Intel
  • Gateway: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003 and Red Hat Linux
  • Gateway Plug-In: Microsoft ISA Server; Apache; CVP
  • PDAs: Palm, Microsoft Windows Mobile 2002/2003/2005, Microsoft Smartphone 2005, and Pocket PC 200

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is CA Anti-Virus r8.1?

A: CA Anti-Virus r8.1 is the next generation in comprehensive anti-virus security for business PCs, servers and PDAs. It combines proactive protection against malware with new, powerful management features that stop and remove malicious code before it enters your network, reducing system downtime.

Q. What are the key features in CA Anti-Virus r8.1?

A:Key features in this release include:

  • Enhanced CA Anti-Virus Extends Support for Non- Windows Platforms.Enhancements made in CA Anti-Virus r8 that were originally made available to the Windows platforms are now available for Solaris, Linux and Macintosh platforms (including Mac Intel OS X). These enhancements include, full support of the CA Threat Management Server/Console, management of Windows and CA Anti- Spyware clients and much more.
  • Support for Cisco NAC and Microsoft NAP.The CA Posture Plug-in for Cisco NAC and the CA System Health Agent for Microsoft NAP discover important security posture information about CA products installed on systems in networks protected by Cisco NAC and Microsoft NAP.
  • Additional Language Support.In addition to supporting English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Japanese, CA Anti-Virus now supports Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.


Q. I hear CA is moving forward with a single anti-virus engine strategy. Many customers like me have relied on the two CA anti-virus engines. I am concerned.

A:CA is embarking on a new strategy that will take anti-virus protection to the next level. Customers will no longer have to choose which technology to use; CA will be combining the capabilities of two engines to provide the best of each in one. This is the first step of a broader strategy that CA is embarking on — a single anti-malware engine that CA expects will bring together the best of anti-virus and anti-spyware capabilities in a single engine. At the end of January 2007, signature updates for prior releases of eTrust® Antivirus were released and deployed through the automated engine update process, bringing those installations in line with the new technology. This change will not affect the eTrust® PestPatrol® Anti-Spyware Corporate Edition r5/r8 engine used in eTrust® PestPatrol® CE or CA Integrated Threat Management. In March, the new releases of CA Threat Manager and CA Anti-Virus shipped using this single antivirus engine. eTrust® Secure Content Manager will also be part of this change. For more details about this update and how it affects customers, visit supportconnect.ca.com or call +1 866 422-2774. We also have a Frequently Asked Questions that addresses any questions or concerns you may have.

Q. What are the benefits of a single anti-virus engine to customers?

A:CA believes that the singe anti-virus engine update provides a comprehensive and easy to manage solution for securing customers’ computing environments against a growing range of increasingly sophisticated threats — while keeping technology ownership costs under control.
Immediate benefits as a result of this change include:
– Streamlined system management
– Reduced network bandwidth requirements
– Reduced computer system overhead
– Increased, industry-leading signature responsiveness

Q. How can I protect my network from malware threats?

A:CA Anti-Virus defends your network against incoming viruses and malicious mobile code (such as Java Applets and ActiveX) on SMTP, POP3, FTP and HTTP protocols before they can enter your network. Additionally, it verifies the digital signatures of signed objects, authenticates the Certificate Authority that issued the digital certificates and analyzes each Java executable object to be downloaded. CA Secure Content Manager (CA SCM) is a complementary gateway protection product that deters data confidentiality breaches, web and messaging threats.

Q. Why does my organization need gateway protection?

A:With an increasing number of companies relying on the Internet for information and services, malicious code attacks are a frequent occurrence. Because organizations like yours need to protect their networks against today’s threats, CA Anti-Virus provides real-time attack intervention — automatic detection, as well as blocking and notification of potentially malicious content, such as viruses, Java, ActiveX, VBScript and improperly signed/digitally signed objects. Furthermore, provides immediate protection through out-of-the-box; predefined policies that can help your organization reduce implementation time. CA SCM is a complementary gateway protection product that deters data confidentiality breaches, web and messaging threats.

Q. How does CA Anti-Virus detect viruses?

A: CA Anti-Virus scans files, comparing them against a library of known viruses, or suspicious activity utilizing advanced technologies. Once detected, malicious code can be addressed utilizing the system cure feature of CA Anti-Virus, which detects and cleans a virus, and also addresses the cleanup functionality that other vendors only address in separate utilities. CA Anti-Virus also detects polymorphic and stealth viruses, which modify themselves in an attempt to avoid detection. In addition, CA Anti-Virus checks the boot sector and memory during virus scans.

Q. When will CA Anti-Virus check for viruses?

A: CA Anti-Virus real-time monitor runs in the background, scanning files as they are executed and/or written to and read from a disk in real time. Virus scans can be manually run or automatically scheduled to analyze all or selected files. CA Anti-Virus detects viruses in files downloaded from the Internet, online services and email systems, including compressed file archives.

Q. What type of reporting can CA Anti-Virus provide out-of-the-box?

A: CA Anti-Virus provides seventy five different types of graphical and detailed reports, including numerous top ten virus reports, signature exception lists, as well as hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports. It allows you to report on a per-machine or per-user basis. You can also generate a report on users who have anti-virus installed and those who do not. You can even determine the engine and signature file versions for virtually every system in your network.

Q. Does CA Anti-Virus offer protection for Non-Windows Platforms?

A: Yes, CA Anti-Virus delivers the industry’s most extensive anti-virus protection platform from the PDA to Windows, Macintosh (including Mac Intel OS X), Linux, UNIX and NetWare. Additionally, CA Anti-Virus r8.1 offers native support for Microsoft 64-bit Windows for Intel and AMD platforms. CA Anti-Virus also supports Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, CVP Firewall, Microsoft Proxy Server, ISA Server and Network Appliance NAS devices.

Q. Why should I buy the CA Threat Manager from CA versus the best-of-breed point products?

A: The CA Threat Manager r8.1 solution combines best-of-breed CA Anti-Spyware r8.1 with CA Anti-Virus r8.1, extending the functionality of both products with a central, web-based management console and increasing efficiency through a common agent, logging facility and updating tools. The solution warns, detects, analyzes and provides remediation across the enterprise from an entire range of threats, attacks and malicious code, including viruses, worms, spyware, key loggers and Trojans. By combining the protective power of these two technologies in one centrally-managed product, CA offers the ability to easily enhance your endpoint protection. This combination offers you comprehensive detection and prevention against rising blended threats, robust reporting, expanded platform coverage, expanded language support and deployment from a central location via a single, intuitive console to enhance your endpoint protection. Best-of-breed anti-virus and anti-spyware products still make up 65% of the enterprise base today. However, owning one and not the other does not provide comprehensive antimalware protection that enterprises need today from blended threats. The market is moving in this direction and many enterprises are beginning to see the benefits of an antimalware solution. In a recent enterprise poll 95% said they are looking to buy an integrated suite.

Q. Does an independent, third party test the CA Anti-Virus software?

A: Yes. Keeping anti-virus software up-to-date is critical. The CA Security Advisor has played a key role in helping CA achieve internationally recognized detection and removal certifications for malware from ICSA Labs, West Coast Labs and Virus Bulletin. CA Anti-Virus consistently receives the “100% Award” from Virus Bulletin. CA has also received Checkmark certifications from West Coast Labs for malware detection and removal (Anti-Virus Level 1, Anti-Virus Level 2 and Trojan). CA Anti-Virus is also ICSA Labs certified for detecting and cleaning 100% of “in-the-wild” viruses.

Q. Will I be protected from the latest blended threats, worms, viruses and Trojans etc?

A: Yes. Keeping anti-virus software up-to-date is critical. CA Anti-Virus is backed by CA Security Advisor that has served as the trusted source of security content to governments, enterprises, educational institutions and non-profit organizations since 1987. CA’s industry-leading security researchers, who continuously monitor new security threats and develop mitigation procedures, staff the CA Security Advisor. Comprised of worldwide rapid response centers, CA Security Advisor provides around-the-clock threat research and content development aggregating security data from over 400 sources using a patent pending process for research, testing and validation of threats.

Q. How will you be expanding the utility of CA Anti-Virus?

A: CA Anti-Virus detects and removes malware from files and user profiles/accounts to uncover hidden threat instances and provide comprehensive virus protection. Incremental .DAT files will ensure that you are protected against new threats.

Q. Are your threat products compatible with other CA security products?

A: Yes. CA Anti-Virus is compatible with, and complementary to, other security initiatives, including CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (CA HIPS), which blends stand-alone firewall and intrusion detection and prevention capabilities to provide centralized proactive threat protection, and CA Secure Content Manager (CA SCM), a single, unified gateway solution that safeguards enterprises from data confidentiality breaches, web and messaging threats from a central management console. Adding CA HIPS to your endpoint threat defenses will help you prevent known and unknown threats such as malware, spyware, adware and rogue software from penetrating your network. While the use of CA Anti-Virus will detect and remove threats that happen to evade detection or that previously infected the endpoint; adding CA SCM complements CA Anti-Virus’s endpoint threat protection with centrally-managed gateway threat protection.

Q. Can I now deploy CA Anti-Virus r8.1 using third party software delivery tools?

A: Yes. CA Anti-Virus r8.1 enables administrators to deploy the CA Anti-Virus client via Unicenter® Software Delivery, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) and other third party deployment programs without any end user interaction, providing increased flexibility and streamlined deployment. This new feature enables you to quickly and securely deploy CA Anti-Virus in large enterprise environments, while maximizing your existing software delivery investments.

Q. What Makes CA Anti-Virus r8.1 the right choice?

A: As part of the CA Threat Manager r8.1 solution, CA Anti-Virus r8.1 is the next generation in comprehensive anti-virus security for business PCs, servers and PDAs. It combines proactive protection against malware with powerful management features that stop and remove malicious code before it enters your network, reducing system downtime and outbreak response costs. CA Anti-Virus, purchased as a standalone product, offers excellent anti-virus protection and complements other threat prevention products from both CA and other vendors. When deployed in conjunction with CA Anti-Spyware r8.1 as part of the CA Threat Manager solution, both products can be managed from the same administrative console to provide efficient, centrally-managed protection against a broad range of threats. CA Anti-Virus is backed by CA Security Advisor which has served government and enterprises since 1987. It has also played a key role in helping CA achieve internationally recognized detection and removal certifications for malware and spyware from ICSA Labs, West Coast Labs and Virus Bulletin.

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