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RADS 4.0 is driven by all new antivirus and anti-spyware technology from Trend Micro, one of the leading antivirus vendors in the world. This new technology allows us to bring you greater features and more up-to-date protection from the latest threats on the Internet.

Some of the most notable features are:

• Immediate Updating - The central RADS servers check for updates from Trend Micro on an hourly basis. As soon as any update is available, our servers download it and notify all of the RADS clients that a component update is available. Previous versions of RADS only updated once per day or on an "emergency basis" only, leaving systems exposed to threats for a greater period of time.
  
  
• Anti-spyware Capability - RADS now protects against a much greater range of spyware, adware, malware, grayware, and joke programs. This eliminates the need for running additional anti-spyware tools such as Ad-Aware or SpyBot Search and Destroy on your system.
  
  
• Built-in Firewall - RADS now also provides you with built-in firewall capability on Windows NT-based systems. This allows you to further protect your system from intrusion without the need for additional software.
  
  
• Outbreak Prevention - RADS is now able to protect systems from viruses when no pattern file for protection is available from the vendor. Outbreak prevention allows us to deploy policies that protect your system from the latest threats during the time from when a virus hits the network to the time when a new pattern file is released.
  
  

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Depending on your situation, you may or may not need to uninstall or upgrade your software. If the instructions below indicate any action on your part, it must be performed by no later than July 1, 2006.

• If you have a Unit Computing Specialist or Manager (UCS or UCM),
  • check with them on what you should do. They will be able to tell you whether or not you should have to do anything with your system.
    
    
• If you are currently running antivirus software that you paid for or that is licensed as freeware, such as ClamAV,
  • and you wish to install RADS 4.0, you should remove any existing antivirus software from your system before installing it. Then follow the installation procedure on the RADS website.
    
    
  • and you wish to continue running your current software, you may do so. In this case you do not need to do anything.
    
    
• If your system is currently running a previous version of RADS,
  • and you wish to continue using RADS, you do not need to remove it. Simply follow the installation procedure on the RADS website.
    
    
  • and you do not wish to upgrade, you MUST remove the software from your system. You will need to purchase antivirus software from a retail or online store or download other free antivirus software to run on your system. You may NOT continue to use the McAfee software.
    
    
• If your system is currently running McAfee VirusScan you obtained for free from Rutgers,
  • and you wish to use RADS, you do not need to remove it unless you are running a version of McAfee VirusScan older than 7.0. If you are running an older version of the software, you should uninstall it first. Then follow the installation procedure on the RADS website.
    
    
  • and you do not wish to use RADS, you MUST remove the software from your system. You will need to purchase antivirus software from a retail or online store or download other free antivirus software to run on your system. You may NOT continue to use the McAfee software.
    
    

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If any action is required on your part, it must be performed by no later than July 1, 2006.

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RADS 4.0 can be downloaded from the Rutgers University Software Portal.

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No. You are legally obligated to remove any McAfee products that were obtained free-of-charge and that previously fell under the Rutgers site license agreement with McAfee by no later than July 1, 2006.

RADS 4.0 using Trend Micro technology is the antivirus solution being provided to all members of the Rutgers community for free.

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RADS clients that have not been upgraded to 4.0 will no longer receive automatic updates from Rutgers or be able to download updates from Rutgers servers.

Likewise, "standalone" McAfee VirusScan products will no longer be able to download updates from Rutgers servers.

Although McAfee VirusScan will continue to receive DAT updates from the McAfee FTP and/or web servers, you are legally obligated to remove the software by July 1st.

McAfee products obtained from Rutgers will no longer be supported by the Help Desk except in situations where the software is being upgraded to RADS 4.0 or removed from the system.

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You are not required to run RADS on your system. However, it is the single solution now being provided for free from the Office of Information Technology. If you do not wish to use RADS, you will need to purchase antivirus software from a retail or online store or download other free antivirus software to run on your system.

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Previously, you could download RADS or a standalone version of McAfee VirusScan that did not report to any server. The two separate packages existed because RADS did not allow users to override settings on their system. Therefore, users who wanted to configure the settings themselves needed to use the standalone version of McAfee VirusScan.

RADS 4.0 eliminates the need for 2 separate packages because the new version will allow clients to change their settings from the defaults provided by the server once the software has been installed. It combines the flexibility of the old standalone package with the manageability of the previous version of RADS.

A single solution allows us to provide you with a better experience and enables us to provide better support to you when there is a problem. RADS 4.0 is a significant improvement over previous versions and will provide you with the best antivirus solution that is available for free to any member of the Rutgers community.

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For the past several years, Rutgers University had contracted with McAfee, Inc. to provide the campus with an antivirus solution for desktops, servers, and e-mail. Based on user feedback, we became increasingly aware of the fact that the product's effectiveness had begun to diminish. We, therefore, began to evaluate antivirus solutions from other major vendors in the enterprise market. If you would like to read more about our evaluation criteria and results, please feel free to take a look at our Antivirus Solution Evaluation document.

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These operating systems are not officially included as a part of RADS 4.0, but each platform is covered within the Rutgers antivirus strategy.

For more information on solutions for these platforms, please visit the Rutgers Antivirus Solutions page.

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RADS 4.0 brings many new features and a few changes for system administrators who manage their own clients. For detailed information, please visit the Information for System Administrators page.

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That's easy! Just visit the main page on the RADS website.

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