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SharePoint: Antivirus solutions

When digging into the information we come to know so much valid information regarding antivirus that supports SharePoint 2013.

The information was in bits and pieces so putting it all together in one place for easy understanding and access is essential. Please find the details below.

1. Forefront Protection for SharePoint 2010

This still will work fine with SharePoint 2013. However, as the product is discontinued, if you already have it it will continue to be supported until December 31, 2015. You will receive AV definition updates until that date as well. After that, you need to migrate to some other AV.

2. AvePoint DocAve Antivirus for SharePoint

This product is discontinued. There is no option to choose this.

3. Trend Micro Portal Protect

This supports SharePoint 2013. Trend Micro released Portal Protect SharePoint Security with SharePoint 2013 support:

http://www.trendmicro.com/us/enterprise/network-web-messaging-security/portalprotect-microsoft-sharepoint/index.html

4. Bit Defender

This product is discontinued. There is no option to choose this. This one is not supported for SharePoint 2013. Check the Details: http://www.bitdefender.com/business/security-for-sharepoint.html#System Requirements

5. Symantec Protection for SharePoint

This supports SharePoint 2013. Find the details below. Released Portal Protect SharePoint Security with SharePoint 2013 support: http://www.symantec.com/protection-for-sharepoint-servers

6. McAfee Security for SharePoint

This supports SharePoint 2013. McAfee updated Security for SharePoint with SharePoint 2013 support:

http://www.mcafee.com/us/products/security-for-microsoft-sharepoint.aspx

7. Kaspersky Security for SharePoint Server

This supports SharePoint 2013. Kaspersky Security supports SharePoint 2013.

http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/business-security/sharepoint

 See more at http://expertsharepoint.blogspot.de/2014/03/antivirus-for-sharepoint.html

Note: If you find a different solution, please report it as a comment to this post. This will be useful to the SharePoint Community. Be sure to double-verify it: undo your solution and verify that the problem comes back, then redo it and verify that the problem goes away.

See Also

  1. SharePoint Resources on the TechNet Wiki
  2. SharePoint 2013 Portal
  3. SharePoint 2013 - Service Applications
  4. SharePoint 2013 - Resources for Developers
  5. SharePoint 2013 - Resources for IT Pros