F-Secure have just announced the availability of a beta of their F-Secure Home Server Security product for Windows Home Server. So we now have another option to secure our WHS systems.
This beta comes over 11 months after F-Secure announced that it had been selected by Microsoft as the first data security vendor for Windows Home Server, an honour since taken by Avast, it seems things weren’t as easy as they first thought.
Those interested in joining the beta programme can register here. Note that beta testers who send in feedback will receive a free twelve month F-Secure Home Server Security subscription.
According to F-Secure® their Home Server Security protects Windows Home Server against malicious content, such as viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware and riskware. With F-Secure Home Server Security, so you can guard your digital pictures, archives and other valuable data stored on the central server against content threats. They claim that when F-Secure Home Server Security is installed to your Windows Home Server, you do not have to worry about distributing hostile content to other computers in your home network or the Internet.
Features in this version:
· Real-time scanning - Whenever files are accessed on Windows Home Server, they are automatically scanned for viruses and spyware.
· Manual and scheduled scanning – The whole system or selected folder(s) can be checked by user request or on defined schedule.
· Quarantine management – Infected files, spyware and other potentially unsafe files can be placed in quarantine where they can be reviewed, restored from and deleted.
· Automatic updates – Virus and spyware definition databases as well as software updates are received and applied automatically.
· Seamless integration with Windows Home Server – The product is installed and administered via Windows Home Server Console, and it sends notifications through Windows Home Server Connector.
· Easy installation and use – Quick setup and minimum configuration.
You can review the Quick Installation Guide and for more information see the Release Notes.
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:30 am
Definitely giving this a try, I would prefer that a virus not be floating around on my home network.
However, I’ve used a couple registrations through the link above, confirmed both email addresses and receive an error each time. Error 287, “We were unable to provision a subscription key for you.” Maybe they’re still getting this off the ground or did I miss out?
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:54 am
It is the same error we are all getting when trying to confirm our email addresses - I don’t believe you’ve missed out and I hope F-Secure fix the problem soon so we can all complete our registration and start the beta.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:35 am
The F-Secure site is now working, I have downloaded the 50.7mb beta software file. They have fixed the problem by adding more keys to the subscription pool.- so get in quickly to register for the beta programme.
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Will give this a go as wondering where it had go to!
Also wish F-Secure would make its desktop products work happier with WHS — using F-Secure Internet Security (which I like) and fiddly to set up. (Anyone know *exactly* what to, and what not to, open up with FSIS clients?)
Hope we’ll see some accessibly-priced WHS bundles in due course that allow for 5-10 clients.