McAfee VirusScan Enterprise protects your desktop and file servers from a wide range of threats, including viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and potentially unwanted code and programs. McAfee VirusScan 8 takes anti-virus protection to the next level, integrating elements of intrusion prevention and firewall technology into a single solution for PCs and file servers. This powerful combination delivers truly proactive protection from the newest of today’s threats-including buffer - overflow exploits and blended attacks - and features advanced outbreak management responses to reduce the damage and costs of outbreaks. Everything is managed by McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator or ProtectionPilot for scalable security policy compliance and graphical reporting. 

Here are some key features of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise: 

- Cover all the bases 
Block a broad range of viruses and malicious code-even those hidden in compressed files; find new, unknown viruses with advanced heuristics and generic detection 

- Defend against threats that target Microsoft 
Protect against exploits targeted at Microsoft applications and services-especially for Microsoft Windows OS services, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, and SQL server 

- Curb outbreak damage 
Limit outbreak damage, even before DAT files are issued; close ports, monitor applications and email engines, block files and directories, and trace and block infection sources 

- Scans memory for malicious code 
Detect threats that write to memory rather than disk, such as CodeRed and SQLSlammer 

- Protect email programs 
Detect and scour viruses in Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes-including HTML text and attachments 

- Keep script-type threats at bay 
Prevent threats that exploit javascript or Visual Basic from executing 

- Optimize updating for remote systems 
Tailor field updates to physical locations and connection speeds: resume updating after a broken connection is re-established 

- Lock down files 
Keep VirusScan Enterprise files from being altered with enhanced access protection rules 

- Advanced rootkit detection 
Scan system memory for installed rootkits, hidden processes, and other concealed malicious code