When, on manufacturer's advice, we installed this, detection ratios improved to those shown in the tables. McAfee NetShield McAfee NetShield is unique in that it is available as shareware. Administration of NetShield is carried from the server console, via a standard Novell type interface. The range of facilities and options place the product in the middle ground, ideal for single server and geographically-limited sites. Messaging and logging options are very limited, as is scheduled scanning.
Documentation is limited to a simple printed manual and rudimentary on-line help.
It seems strange that one of the benefits of registration is not a full documentation package, but perhaps the biggest surprise of all with this product is the extremely poor detection results. Polymorphics are almost completely missed and, whilst the Standard test-set results are excellent, In the Wild detection was also disappointingly low. No workstation configuration or administration tools are supplied. Scheduled scanning is little improved. Logging and reporting facilities are limited and there is no facility to group servers into domains.