Simplify Your Antivirus Evaluation
While antivirus technology is a universal necessity for today's organizations, the features and costs of these solutions can vary drastically. It’s important to evaluate how each solution in your consideration set fits your organization’s individual needs and capabilities.
Aside from being the only commercially available server-level antivirus solution that provides native scanning for IBM Systems – including IBM i, AIX and Linux on Power, Linux on Z, Intel X86/64, LinuxONE, and Solaris – Powertech Antivirus has many unique qualities that allow it to stand out among other antivirus solutions.
Features for All Operating Systems
| ANTIVIRUS DETECTION AND REMOVAL | Others | Powertech Antivirus |
| Remove blind spots: Detect PC, Linux, and other malware that is stored on your systems. | ✓ | |
| Clean, quarantine, or delete infected files | ✓ | |
| ENTERPRISE-LEVEL MALWARE PROTECTION | Others | Powertech Antivirus |
| Scan engine and virus definitions from Trellix — a globally known and trusted resource | ✓ | |
| AUTOMATION CAPABILITIES | Others | Powertech Antivirus |
| Automatically update virus definitions, detection patterns, and algorithms | ✓ | |
| Schedule on-demand scanning to take place outside of business hours to preserve processing power | ✓ | |
| Automatically scan files dynamically as they are accessed by users | ✓ | |
| HEURISTIC ANALYSIS | Others | Powertech Antivirus |
| Deeper analysis of file contents compared to signature-only scans | ✓ | |
| Can be optionally activated for additional protection | ✓ | |
| Better protection against zero-day malware | ✓ | |
| CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT | Others | Powertech Antivirus |
| Centrally manage and configure protection across your organization | ✓ | |
| Track endpoint status | ✓ | |
| Identify the number of endpoints at each status level | ✓ | |
| Sort, search, and filter endpoints as needed | ✓ | |
| THREAT VISIBILITY | Others | Powertech Antivirus |
| Get real-time status updated using a centralized dashboard | ✓ | |
| Integrate with SIEM solutions for instant notification and automatic analysis (Powertech SIEM Agent for IBM i required) | ✓ | |
| Centralized, firewall-friendly provisioning of virus definitions | ✓ | |
| EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT | Others | Powertech Antivirus |
| Global access to world-class support | ✓ | |
| Support team is composed of experienced cybersecurity professionals | ✓ | |
| Support is available 24/7 | ✓ | |
| US-based development team | ✓ | |
AIX/Linux-Specific Features
| SERVER-LEVEL AIX/LINUX ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION | Others | Powertech Antivirus |
| Runs natively on your servers | ✓ | |
| Industry-leading speed in AIX/Linux malware detection—with multithreaded scan support | ✓ | |
| Supports the specific requirements of your AIX/Linux infrastructure | ✓ | |
IBM i-Specific Features
| ANTI-RANSOMWARE FOR IBM I | Others | Powertech Antivirus |
| Runs natively on your servers | ✓ | |
| Safeguard your IBM i with behavior-based detection of ransomware activity | ✓ | |
| Tuned for the most relevant scenario: file encryption from infected Windows systems | ✓ | |
| Full IBM i operating system integration. Scan exit points, system values, etc. | ✓ | |
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