Symantec Endpoint Protection, developed by Symantec Corporation, is an antivirus and firewall product leveled at centrally managed corporate environments security for servers and workstations.
System requirements
Endpoint 11 supports Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. There is an antivirus client for various distrubutions of Linux as well. Itanium processors are not supported. For client computers, 256 megabytes of RAM is required. At least 600 megabytes of hard disk space is needed. For the management server, 1 gigabyte of RAM is needed. 2 gigabytes of hard disk space is required. For the management console, 512 megabytes of RAM is needed. 15 megabytes of hard disk space is required.
Firewall
Endpoint 11 incorporates a rules-based firewall and Generic Exploit Blocking (GEB). GEB proactively blocks malware by preventing malware from leveraging unpatched exploits or vulnerabilities.
Proactive protectionEndpoint 11 uses Symantec's TruScan technologies to facilitate detection of unknown malware. It analyzes both "safe" and "negative" behaviors of unknown applications. See Intrusion-prevention system. Endpoint 11 integrates Symantec's Deepsight honeypot sensors to warn of emerging threats and provide threat advisories.
System requirements
Endpoint 11 supports Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. There is an antivirus client for various distrubutions of Linux as well. Itanium processors are not supported. For client computers, 256 megabytes of RAM is required. At least 600 megabytes of hard disk space is needed. For the management server, 1 gigabyte of RAM is needed. 2 gigabytes of hard disk space is required. For the management console, 512 megabytes of RAM is needed. 15 megabytes of hard disk space is required.
Firewall
Endpoint 11 incorporates a rules-based firewall and Generic Exploit Blocking (GEB). GEB proactively blocks malware by preventing malware from leveraging unpatched exploits or vulnerabilities.
Proactive protectionEndpoint 11 uses Symantec's TruScan technologies to facilitate detection of unknown malware. It analyzes both "safe" and "negative" behaviors of unknown applications. See Intrusion-prevention system. Endpoint 11 integrates Symantec's Deepsight honeypot sensors to warn of emerging threats and provide threat advisories.
