Optimum Hardware Processor (CPU): 1.8 Ghz, Memory (RAM): 1 GB, Disk Space (HDD): 1700 MB Minimum Hardware Processor (CPU): 1.5 Ghz, Memory (RAM): 512 MB, Disk Space (HDD): 1400 MB Operating System MS Windows Server 2003, MS Windows Server 2003 64 bit, MS Windows Server 2008, MS Windows Server 2008 64 bit, MS Windows Server 2008 R2, MS Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit, MS Windows SBS 2011 Standard, MS Windows Server 2012, MS Windows Server 2012 64 bit, MS Windows Server 2012 R2, MS Windows Server 2012 R2 64 bit.
AVG AntiVirus for Android. MS Windows Server 2008, MS Windows Server 2008 64 bit, MS Windows Server 2008 R2, MS Windows SBS 2011 Standard. Online threats and assuring a great Windows server performance. AVG AntiVirus will help you. 2008 • Windows 2008 64 bit • Windows 2008 R2. Jan 18, 2012 Antivirus Protection for Windows Server 2008 R2. To run it in 32 bit mode. I need an antivirus program. That allows 2008 R2(which is 64 bit). Hi, I need an antivirus only for my server which is a windows server 2008 R2 64 Bit edition, Suggest me what is the better option for the same?
Only m$'s security essentials will run on server 2008 (r2) and is also free. As far as I know, you are allowed to use it in commercial environments for up to 10 PC's.
On 2011 servers it no longer works. The other free AV utilities you can only run on desktop OS's, not server OS's, and you are only allowed to use them on private PC's (not PC's used in companies). Clamav is an OpenSource and free AV tool you can use on as many PC's you want, also on company PC's, but it has one large disadvantage.
The Windows version doesn't do automatic on-access scans, so you have to manually scan every new file, and run system scans regularly. This means you aren't automatically protected like with the other AV utilities, and it requires lots of discipline on the sides of the users to be of any use. It does support Server 2008 (r2).
I've installed it and it is running on my 2008 r2 servers. But as I mentioned above, it won't run on the newer servers (2012 and above) anymore. One other thing, m$ security essentials is mainly meant for PC's running XP, and m$ has guaranteed that it'll keep on getting updates for at least one more year. I'm not sure what exactly that means, maybe after that it will be dropped completely, also for higher OS's. So possibly next year you may have to replace it with another AV utility. Besides that, the free version of Avast!, like so many other free AV versions won't install to a server OS's, but rather only to Desktop OS's, so they aren't really an option.
One thing you could also consider though, if this is just a trial environment, is to use commercial trial AV software. As far as I know most of them allow you to download, install and test their software for a trial period for free. Just don't ever get anything from Symantec, as all their stuff isn't much better than malware!