Powertech Antivirus

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Virus protection solution for Linux, AIX, and IBM i

About Powertech Antivirus

Fortra's Powertech Antivirus is a cloud-based solution, which helps businesses provide malware protection to Linux, IBM i and AIX power servers from viruses, malware threats and worms. It lets users detect and resolve data privacy threats to save valuable IT resources, whilst ensuring enterprise compliance.

Key features of Powertech Antivirus include encryption, signature matching, whitelisting/blacklisting, activity logging, and behavioral analysis. Its identity management module enables firms to handle user privileges by providing limited access to data and maintain audit trails of all changes made to documents. The application automatically updates virus definitions and protects systems from current security threats. It comes with tools to perform heuristic analysis, initiating scans for threats when suspicious activity is detected.

Powertech Antivirus helps organizations manage data encryption to prevent cyber attackers from gaining access to sensitive information. Users can record activities and generate reports based on the removal/quarantine of infections, worms and malware.


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Overall rating

4.5 /5
(28)
Value for Money
4/5
Features
4.4/5
Ease of Use
4.6/5
Customer Support
4.6/5

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  • Industry: Information Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

PowerTech Antivirus has value

Reviewed on 2019/01/25

Powertech Antivirus has identified objects containing viruses on our servers, that were quarantined...

Powertech Antivirus has identified objects containing viruses on our servers, that were quarantined to prevent access and allow source identification and removal.

Pros

Powertech Antivirus is straight forward to install. Virus definition updates can be obtained directly from HelpSystems for each server or loaded to a central server for testing and distribution to enterprise systems 'in network', reducing exposure to outside connections. Scanning settings allow custom choices including types of objects to scan and whether before and/or after is required.

Cons

It would be nice if there was a choice on how many versions of the log to retain. Currently the log is replaced each time the scan is run. I would like to see retention of 3-5 copies.

Response from Fortra

What a fantastically thorough review! We're so glad that you've found such success with Powertech Antivirus. We are grateful for our long term customers -- your feedback is what helps us make our solutions great! Your request for longer retention policies is certainly part of our roadmap -- stay tuned for future releases! Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Suzanne
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  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easy solution to a powerful threat

Reviewed on 2019/01/24

It's been all good. The sales support staff and technical support have been very easy to talk to. ...

It's been all good. The sales support staff and technical support have been very easy to talk to. They ensured that I knew the capabilities of the software as well as what it was not capable of doing. Whenever I need help Help Systems tech support is always available. (Best technical support in the industry!)

Pros

Best: Ease of use. I am not the most technical person so ease of use was very important. I did a work through/demo and decided to buy the software. The re-install was easy, needed no help to do it. Also, software PTFs and antivirus table can be set to automatically update.

Cons

I wish that the antivirus software covered the whole system and not just the IFS.

Response from Fortra

What a terrific review! "Easy solution to a powerful threat" -- you may have come up with our new tagline! Usability is a top priority for Powertech Antivirus, and first rate technical support is the highest priority for HelpSystems, so we're thrilled that these efforts have paid off for you. Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Stefano
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  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

A Powerful and Affordable Threta Protection Tool

Reviewed on 2024/09/23

Pros

I like the threat intelligence capabilities.
Powertech Antivirus comes affordable and keeps our business systems secure.

Cons

It is all rosy with Powertech Antivirus. No issues.

chris
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  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

IFS Antivirus - covers all the bases

Reviewed on 2019/01/22

Easy to use and has the required functionality. Auto updates the latest virus definitions -...

Easy to use and has the required functionality. Auto updates the latest virus definitions - essentially you can set it up and just let it run.

Pros

Very easy to use and set up to run regularly

Cons

No alerts process for error or found viruses

Response from Fortra

Thanks so much for your review! We take customer feedback very seriously, so your thoughts on the alerts process will go directly to the developers. We want to not only continue to cover all the bases, but hit a home run! Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Andrew
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Powertech Antivirus IBMi Review

Reviewed on 2019/01/25

I have a piece of mind that the IFS is not infected, and the shared drives are not being used to...

I have a piece of mind that the IFS is not infected, and the shared drives are not being used to proliferate viruses throughout my network.

Pros

I have a small staff and could not afford a bunch of extra time managing an antivirus. After initial setup PowerTech Antivirus is pretty much hands off. It will pull in updates when you scheduled it and it will scan the IFS when you scheduled it.

Cons

After initial setup PowerTech Antivirus is pretty much hands off. I have to go see if it is active. Would be nice if it proactively told me what it finds and if it is active.

Response from Fortra

This is exactly the type of scenario that we aim to help -- a usable solution that saves time while maintaining security. Our customers needs are incredibly important to us, and a key part of how we shape our roadmap. Your comments on having an activity alert will go straight to the developers. Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

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Powertech Antivirus FAQs

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Powertech Antivirus offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$7,500.00/year
  • Pricing model: Subscription
  • Free Trial: Available

Contact HelpSystems for pricing details.

Powertech Antivirus has the following typical customers:

2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

Powertech Antivirus supports the following languages:

English

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Powertech Antivirus offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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