FARONICS ANTI-VIRUS - INFORMATION 11-10-2010 Manual page 3

to their original configuration and wiped clean of any
unauthorized system changes. Also in the morning, a
quick Faronics Anti-Virus scan is performed to ensure
any malware is eliminated. A deep scan is performed
as an extra precaution for any computers that are
frequently infected.
Greg and his team were delighted to discover Faronics
Anti-Virus was detecting much more malware than
any competing anti-virus solutions that had failed to
protect the district's computers in the past.
Glenpool Public Schools switched from their previous
anti-virus solution to Faronics Anti-Virus for three
reasons:
1. It is the only anti-virus solution that allows anti-
virus definition files to remain updated even on a
Frozen (protected by Deep Freeze) machine.
2. Faronics Anti-Virus is more effective in catching
malware threats than other competing anti-virus
solutions that Glenpool had previously used.
3. Faronics Anti-Virus has a better performance and lighter footprint.
"Faronics Anti-Virus and Faronics Deep Freeze are excellent complementary products to help keep
your machines in tip-top shape," says Atkins.
"Layered security is a no-brainer with the number of threats looming around," says Atkins. "When
Layered security is a
no-brainer with the
number of threats
looming around.
staff and student computers, and is in the process of rolling out Faronics Anti-Virus for the teacher
computers. Both Faronics Anti-Virus and Faronics Deep Freeze are managed through the central
enterprise management system called Faronics Core. "Faronics Core is a handy tool to manage
your entire network since it allows you to conduct on-demand virus scans, updates, shut down and
reboot computers remotely" said Atkins.
Faronics Core also allows the IT team to run on-demand anti-virus reports to prove the ROI of
the solution. "If someone questions the effectiveness of Faronics Anti-Virus, it is extremely easy
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Industry:
• Education
Problems:
• Incessant malware threats
• 90% of IT support tickets
revolved around viruses and
system performance
• Rogue anti-virus programs
Benefits:
• Effective and efficient protection
against malware
• Improved system performance
we implemented Faronics Deep Freeze and Faronics
Anti-Virus, 90% of our IT support tickets decreased
instantaneously". The district's remaining support
tickets revolve strictly around hardware failure and
configuration changes, or additional installations of
software.
The IT team has now deployed Deep Freeze for all
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