LANDesk AV test core
Finally got the LANDesk test core setup. We are trying to demo the LANDesk AV product and I can't wait to start testing. We meet today at 3 to talk about how we want to test, what machines we want to test, and refine our time table and goals to decide what makes the testing a success or failure. I already know we have a couple major hurdles to overcome.
Hurdle 1, we currently use F-Secure antivirus and it is not recognized by Windows or LANDesk. This creates a problem of uninstalling it easily and consistently before putting the LANDesk AV on CSU laptops. We have a few options here, but they all require some concessions on our part. For instance we could write a script to check for F-Secure, but no one currently knows windows scripting and the time involved with learning it could be outside our time table.
LANDesk AV Configuration
Another option is to only have agents with the AV product installed on machines we have physically touched. This could be a major staffing and time nightmare for our walkup locations, the opposite effect of what LANDesk was purchased for.
Hurdle number 2 is a kinda related, but how do we get LD AV to recognize F-Secure. I am not too sure it will even if we select the option for the LD AV to install but lay dorment until existing AV products are uninstalled. I know it doesn't detect it and uninstall F-Secure, but will it even know that it exists at all?
These are just the big things I am looking for, but look forward to hearing from the other full time staff regarding what they think will make a success and what will make a failure.