Hi

I am testing Windows 10 tech preview and enterprise tech preview.Has anyone installed symantec or mcaffee or any other third party antivirus solutions? Please let me know with version numbers, thanks!

Hello,

I don't think so. I have searched but found nothing! Maybe you will not be able to install it. There is no antivirus available for Windows 10 righ

I tired to install the latest version of Symantec Endpoint protection (12.1.5337.5000) and it fails to install.

• Marked as answer by Brandon RecordsModerator Monday, October 20, 2014 10:00 PM

Hi, I just installed Avira Free Antivirus without problems.

Version 14.0.7.306



• Edited by Jaroslav Furdos Thursday, October 02, 2014 2:25 PM

Teh App sote shows quite a bit of AV available. I woul think it would be for WIN10 right??

Does anyone know if installing another AV over defender will cause any conficts? We all know to not run 2 AV's at the same time :)

Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 & 2015 failed to install 

• Edited by MakeMeLaugh Saturday, October 04, 2014 1:53 AM

By seeing all the replies above we can conclude that:-

Anti-virus those who supports Windows 8 and Windows 7 might work sometimes. Not all but some.

Examples are: 

• AVG Antivirus Free 2015
• Bitdefender antivirus free edition
• Mcafee
• Avira

Sometimes, from the above list, they might fail to install or may not work properly. However, you can check anyone of them. Atleast one from them should work somehow.

But Windows Developers already announced that "Unexpected PC crashes could damage or even delete your files, so you should back up everything. Some printers and other hardware might not work, and some software might not install or work correctly, including antivirus or security programs. You might also have trouble connecting to home or corporate networks. "

Installed McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 4 on Windows Technical Preview for Enterprise.  The installation was flawless and the product updated normally.  McAfee seems to work just a well as with Windows 7 and 8.1.

• Proposed as answer by Fahadking07 Tuesday, October 07, 2014 12:19 AM

From the above replies it looks like majority of Anti-viruses works in Windows 10 Technical Preview. According the replies above, we can create a theory that

"Majority of Anti-viruses should work in Windows 10 Technical Preview but they may lack in their features"

• Proposed as answer by John T. Marks Monday, October 13, 2014 10:33 PM

Panda cloud is working fine :)

Mcafee has never worked well with windows :p

Not sure Norton ever has either ;)

• Edited by ThrashZone Tuesday, October 14, 2014 1:34 AM link

Hi

I am testing Windows 10 tech preview and enterprise tech preview.Has anyone installed symantec or mcaffee or any other third party antivirus solutions? Please let me know with version numbers, thanks!

 Vipre Business Edition v7.0.5711 seems to install and work without issue. Just waiting on the replication of the proper polices to ensure that it went without a hitch. Will post if issues arise.

I tired to install the latest version of Symantec Endpoint protection (12.1.5337.5000) and it fails to install.

Hi,

I am Chetan Savade from Symantec Technical Support Team.

Apologize for the delay reply. Let me know if you need any assistance to install SEP 12.1 RU5 (12.1.5337.5000) version.

• Edited by Chetan Savade Wednesday, October 15, 2014 8:48 AM

I got Symantec Endpoint (12.1.4013.4013) to install but it won't activate, probably need to wait for symantec to update

Hi,

I am Chetan Savade from Symantec Technical Support Team & Apologize for the deplay reply.

SEP does not update it's license over the internet. If it's unmanaged client see this article:

Licensing an unmanaged Windows client.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55368

Let me know if you need any assistance.

Best Regards,

Chetan

Hi

I am testing Windows 10 tech preview and enterprise tech preview.Has anyone installed symantec or mcaffee or any other third party antivirus solutions? Please let me know with version numbers, thanks!

ESET Endpoint Security working fine so far...

Scratch that...HIPS disabled - Communication failed with driver.

Will update when I find more info

I have tried Kaspersky Endpoint Security, and it did not work.  It says it is not compatible.

Hi

I am testing Windows 10 tech preview and enterprise tech preview.Has anyone installed symantec or mcaffee or any other third party antivirus solutions? Please let me know with version numbers, thanks!

ESET Endpoint Security working fine so far...

Scratch that...HIPS disabled - Communication failed with driver.

Will update when I find more info

I am running McAfee All Access Total Protection so far no issues also running McAfee SafeKey

Why do you think you need 3rd party antivirus software for a preview version of Windows?

You do realize Windows 10 TP comes with Microsoft's anti-malware package included, right?

Knowing how deeply antivirus software has to cut into a system to be effective, I'd say that you're just asking for trouble by trying to use anything but the included Microsoft anti-malware solution.

Wait until the OS is released before expecting 3rd party antivirus software to be 100% compatible.

There are many report of Anti-Virus software won't work in Windows 10 Technical Preview and as it is Technical Preview such a behavior is expected. If you won't install any Anti-Virus, you have Windows Defender pre-installed which protects you against all type of malwares.

Anti-Virus companies would release compatible version in future release but it is better to check with vendors about release date or compatibility workaround(if any).

I deployed Sophos Enterprise during OS deployment using MDT. Sophos is scanning, updating and being manage correctly. I only tested on Enterprise preview. Hope this helps.

-tip

And how do you know it actually works?  Did you specifically attempt to load all different kinds of malware into the system to test it?

I'm not saying it won't or can't work - frankly Windows 10 is really about as different from Windows 8.1 to be called Windows 8.2 - but there's no guarantee it will.  The antivirus maker simply hasn't had time to ensure their product works perfectly with Windows 10.  Frankly, if I were directing software development at such a company I'd necessarily limit my organization's expenditure on such a project.  It's a moving target!

Yes. I have loaded a bunch of "evil" stuff and sophos did clean, move, or do nothing. Which is all normal. I confirmed cleanups, and moves both on the client and in the management console.

-tip

Just use the built-in Defender software.  It's very good.  BTW, many of the so-called "comparisons" you'll see, if not all of them, are bought & paid for by moneyed special interests...I recall one such review I wasted my time reading which purported to show the "10 best AV programs" on earth...!  I was flabbergasted to see that out of the sum total of all the AV programs they tested not a single one of them was free--I'm not talking about the "10 best", I'm talking all the programs they tested to supposedly get to the "10 best"...;)

I've been using MSE (now Defender as of Win8.x and later) for many years and had it installed on many machines--very low footprint, *no* false positives, and on those occasions when I or other users stumbled into something nasty, was very neat and precise in putting it away fast.

Symantec was so ticked off at Microsoft for offering MSE for free that the company went to the EuC (in Belgium, I believe) to try and have Microsoft persecuted for anti-trust violations, and its "argument" was so ridiculous they were laughed out of court.  Symantec tried to say that Microsoft had no right to protect customers of its OSes from security threats--but that *Symantec did*...! IE, Symantec attempted to have itself appointed as legal security guardian of Windows--or something equivalent to that...and maintained that Microsoft keeping its own OS secure for its own OS customers was "unfair"...!  Like I said, Symantec was laughed out of court--literally.  But...the fact that Symantec went to such lengths to try and have MSE canned was proof enough to me that Symantec was upset because it thought MSE was plenty good--too good in that it equaled/outperformed Symantec's own AV products (much smaller footprint, far less invasive.)  I've never had a reason to change my mind.

And my gosh, man--don't walk but *run* from McAfee's as fast as your little legs will carry you...;)  Ugh...!

Hi

I am testing Windows 10 tech preview and enterprise tech preview.Has anyone installed symantec or mcaffee or any other third party antivirus solutions? Please let me know with version numbers, thanks!

There are a few 3rd Party securities that are or may be compatible w/ Windows 10 TP BUT, there is no need for any of them.  The OS has embedded, native security which is on by default. 

Also, absolutely, do not recommend Norton or McAfee on windows 10 or any Operating System before it or after it, either.  I have spent a lot of time removing these things from customers' machines over the years.  Do not recommend them, @ all!!

Cheers,
Drew

This is an editorial.  Please, allow or, even, indulge me that.  This is not meant as debate or to start or fuel any arguing.

I have worked for many years as an IT Pro, Consultant, Technician. Several years ago there were no security products from Microsoft.  During that time I used AVG a bit and Avast a lot.  I would give of recommend them to my clients & as time went on, mostly Avast. Certainly, over the years I gained more experience & experiences, learned more & became more knowledgeable. This led to & included acquiring very bad feelings towards Norton, McAfee & a few other (3rd Party) securities... just to interject here, there are a couple of good ones, they are all crappy.  To the point that I, as long as I can recall, carry around Removal Tools for these things; either I ask to remove them or customers ask me to remove them.

At some point it was realised that 3 conditions often existed. 1) Users would not install or use ANY security, 2) they would let them expire or 3) they would not keep definitions up to date. Coupled w/ this was the notion that ALL Users & ALL computers should be adequately, well & properly, protected.  There were people who felt this was an absolutely, basic, must.  One of them was Bill Gates.  Way back when, Microsoft discovered a product called OneCare and felt it was good enough that they bought it or the company that made it.  Once OneCare arrived I quite using Avast & started recommending OneCare to my clients.  OneCare evolved into Microsoft Securities Essentials (MSE) which, is, in Windows 8.1 and 10, Windows Defender.

That said, here is the point of my editorial.  There is a tendency to arbitrarily, carte blanche bash Microsoft & its products.  But, MSE/WD is good (so are the hackers but, that's another discussion).  It has a small footprint.  It doesn't get in the way of (good) stuff or conflict w/ (good) things.  It is fully automated, does not require annual renewal or reregistering Keys or Licenses.  It is ON, by default and IT IS FREE.  Looking for, often paying for and installing 3rd Party securities and the misery that often comes w/ or from many of them when your Operating System hands you embedded, built-in, GOOD security, natively is like looking a gift-horse in the mouth!  It is like refusing something that's been handed to you on a silver platter.  No effort, no cost, no worries, no renewal, no updating and no issues in how well it plays w/ others.  In all the long years I have used OneCare, MSE and WD I have never had a problem, nor an infection and never had a complaint or concern from any of my customers using the same, either.

It is a good thing to have good security inherent to the OS.  No thought, no worry.  Just be happy & glad it is there... you don't have to lift a finger or pay a penny to know you are safe.  Just turn your computer on and surf smartly.

And, lastly, by the way, Windows 10 Previews are betas.  Just play it safe and just use what is in the OS that we know works instead of experimenting w/ 3rd Parties that may or may not work.  Never mind any risk or headaches.  Once you have a Windows 10 GA in your hand, do/use whatever you fancy.

If you made it to here, thanks for reading my editorial.

Cheers,
Drew

The only issue you might see is if you uninstall Panda and can't get windows defender back On :/

A refresh install with flash media is the only way I got it back on so there is a bug in the uninstall process ;)

Cheers.

This is an editorial.  Please, allow or, even, indulge me that.  This is not meant as debate or to start or fuel any arguing.

I have worked for many years as an IT Pro, Consultant, Technician. Several years ago there were no security products from Microsoft.  During that time I used AVG a bit and Avast a lot.  I would give of recommend them to my clients & as time went on, mostly Avast. Certainly, over the years I gained more experience & experiences, learned more & became more knowledgeable. This led to & included acquiring very bad feelings towards Norton, McAfee & a few other (3rd Party) securities... just to interject here, there are a couple of good ones, they are all crappy.  To the point that I, as long as I can recall, carry around Removal Tools for these things; either I ask to remove them or customers ask me to remove them.

At some point it was realised that 3 conditions often existed. 1) Users would not install or use ANY security, 2) they would let them expire or 3) they would not keep definitions up to date. Coupled w/ this was the notion that ALL Users & ALL computers should be adequately, well & properly, protected.  There were people who felt this was an absolutely, basic, must.  One of them was Bill Gates.  Way back when, Microsoft discovered a product called OneCare and felt it was good enough that they bought it or the company that made it.  Once OneCare arrived I quite using Avast & started recommending OneCare to my clients.  OneCare evolved into Microsoft Securities Essentials (MSE) which, is, in Windows 8.1 and 10, Windows Defender.

That said, here is the point of my editorial.  There is a tendency to arbitrarily, carte blanche bash Microsoft & its products.  But, MSE/WD is good (so are the hackers but, that's another discussion).  It has a small footprint.  It doesn't get in the way of (good) stuff or conflict w/ (good) things.  It is fully automated, does not require annual renewal or reregistering Keys or Licenses.  It is ON, by default and IT IS FREE.  Looking for, often paying for and installing 3rd Party securities and the misery that often comes w/ or from many of them when your Operating System hands you embedded, built-in, GOOD security, natively is like looking a gift-horse in the mouth!  It is like refusing something that's been handed to you on a silver platter.  No effort, no cost, no worries, no renewal, no updating and no issues in how well it plays w/ others.  In all the long years I have used OneCare, MSE and WD I have never had a problem, nor an infection and never had a complaint or concern from any of my customers using the same, either.

It is a good thing to have good security inherent to the OS.  No thought, no worry.  Just be happy & glad it is there... you don't have to lift a finger or pay a penny to know you are safe.  Just turn your computer on and surf smartly.

And, lastly, by the way, Windows 10 Previews are betas.  Just play it safe and just use what is in the OS that we know works instead of experimenting w/ 3rd Parties that may or may not work.  Never mind any risk or headaches.  Once you have a Windows 10 GA in your hand, do/use whatever you fancy.

If you made it to here, thanks for reading my editorial.

Cheers,
Drew

The only issue you might see is if you uninstall Panda and can't get windows defender back On :/

A refresh install with flash media is the only way I got it back on so there is a bug in the uninstall process ;)

Cheers.

Drew