Sophos Antivirus for vShield
Fast, effective threat protection for virtual machines.
Sophos Antivirus for vShield delivers centralized scanning for your virtual
environment. A single, always-on virtual security appliance protects every
guest machine on your host.
Highlights
Security designed for virtual environments
ÌÌ Provides superior
performance using a
centralized virtual security
appliance
We built Sophos Antivirus for vShield to work seamlessly with virtual platforms. Instead
of installing a traditional antivirus agent on each virtual machine (VM), we provide a
lightweight, centralized scanner for securing all the guests on a host. This approach gives
you fast, effective protection with lower resource use and simpler management.
ÌÌ Ensures consistent,
up-to-date protection
Real-time threat protection with automatic clean up
ÌÌ Detects and removes
all remnants of threats
automatically
ÌÌ Eliminates scan storms
and update storms
ÌÌ Protects against known
and unknown threats with
Live Protection
ÌÌ Includes best-in-class
24/7/365 support
Sophos Antivirus for vShield features advanced cleanup ability. As soon as it detects
malware, Sophos immediately quarantines the file. A cleanup agent is automatically
deployed to the infected guest VM to discover and remove all remnants of the threat both
on the disk and in the memory.
High performance, low impact
Sophos Antivirus for vShield outperforms not only traditional endpoint antivirus, but also
competing virtualization security tools. In a head-to-head test with other virtualization
security solutions, our efficient scanning engine and advanced clean-file caching produced
a 90% lower impact on file server write throughput. By taking full advantage of VMware’s
vShield Endpoint technology, Sophos Antivirus for vShield also eliminates scan storms and
update storms.
Automatic protection, easy management
Virtual environments are dynamic, so it can be a challenge to consistently deploy security
software and keep it current. Fortunately, Sophos Antivirus for vShield automatically
protects all supported guest VMs as soon as they come online. Create policies, view
alerts, request scans and generate reports for all your virtual systems from our intuitive
management console. And you can use the same console to manage your Sophos-protected
workstations and physical servers, too.
Support when you need it
Malware infections, system issues and maintenance windows are not limited to business
hours. That’s why Sophos provides 24/7/365 support standard—so you can get help when
you need it.
Sophos Antivirus for vShield
Tested and proven
According to 3rd party testing report, Sophos’ efficient scanning engine and advanced clean-file caching produced 90% less
impact on file server write throughput than Trend Micro Deep Security and McAfee MOVE Agentless.
Impact on Read Throughput (relative to baseline)
(Lower values are better)
Impact on Write Throughput (relative to baseline)
(Lower values are better)
40%
40%
Impact from baseline (%)
Impact from baseline (%)
34.44%
30%
23.8%
21.17%
20%
10%
0%
5.17%
30%
23.06%
20%
10%
2.21%
Sophos
Antivirus for
vShield
McAfee MOVE
Agentless
0%
Trend
Micro Deep
Security 9
VMware ESXi 5.5 vShield-Enabled Server Workload Performance
Windows Server 2008 R2 CIFS File Server Performance as
reported by Load DynamiX Test Development Environment 3.2
Sophos
Antivirus for
vShield
McAfee MOVE
Agentless
Trend
Micro Deep
Security 9
Note: A nested 72.4GB file set was used for read transactions. Client load
emulated by Load DynamiX TDE 3.2, requesting approximately 9:1 read/write
transactions. Test run for a period of 1 hour. Lower impact from baseline is
better. Baseline read throughput 43.77MB/s, write throughput, 4.9MB/s
Source: Tolly, February 2014
Sophos Server Protection Licensing Guide
On-premise Managed
Cloud-Managed
Sophos Server protection for
Windows, Linux and vShield
Sophos Server Protection
Enterprise
Automatic Scan Exclusion
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-
Server Application
whitelisting/lockdown
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Sophos Server Protection
Standard
Sophos Server Protection
Advanced
Anti-malware & HIPS
Live protection
Centralized management
On-premise, Sophos Enterprise console
Sophos Central web-based management console
Linux
*
VMware vShield Endpoint
*
Unix (HP/UX, Solaris, AIX)
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-
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*Anti-malware only; Server Lockdown supports Windows servers and requires an agent.
Suported platforms
VMware ESXi 5.1 or later with vSphere
and vShield Endpoint
United Kingdom and Worldwide Sales
Tel.: +44 (0)8447 671131
Email: [email protected]
North American Sales
Toll Free: 1-866-866-2802
Email: [email protected]
Oxford, UK | Boston, USA
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