Powertech Antivirus 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Pricing and Plans
Features
User Reviews

Overview

Powertech Antivirus

4.5

(28)

Pricing

Starting at $7,500.00 per year

About Powertech Antivirus

Fortra's Powertech Antivirus is an IBM-certified antivirus solution that protects against malware, viruses and other complex threats on any combination of Windows, Linux and Unix servers. It provides organizations with cloud polymorphism detection, multi-engine scanning and advanced heuristics to ensure data and user protection.

Powertech Antivirus offers enterprise scanning capabilities, which lets users identify viruses, ransomware, and zero-day attacks, among other threats. With heuristic analysis tool, staff members can monitor malicious behaviors and report on possible intrusions based on detected suspicious activities.

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Powertech Antivirus Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $7,500.00 per year

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$7,500.00

per year

No plan information available

Powertech Antivirus Features

Popular features found in AntiVirus
Anomaly/Malware Detection
Automatic Scans
Real-Time Monitoring
Threat Response
More features of Powertech Antivirus
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Tracking
Application Security
Behavioral Analytics
Compliance Management
Customizable Reports
Data Security
Device Management
Encryption
Endpoint Protection
Identity Theft Protection
Monitoring
Real-Time Analytics
Real-Time Reporting
Reporting & Statistics
Risk Analysis
Secure Data Storage
Secure Login
Security Auditing
Summary Reports
VPN
Webcam Protection
Web Threat Management
Whitelisting/Blacklisting

Powertech Antivirus User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

Ratings Breakdown

61%

32%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.6

Value for money

4.0

Customer support

4.6

Functionality

4.4

Verified

Reviewer

Information Services

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

PowerTech Antivirus has value

Powertech Antivirus has identified objects containing viruses on our servers, that were quarantined to prevent access and allow source identification and removal.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Powertech Antivirus is straight forward to install. Virus definition updates can be obtained directly from HelpSystems for each server or loaded to a central server for testing and distribution to enterprise systems 'in network', reducing exposure to outside connections. Scanning settings allow custom choices including types of objects to scan and whether before and/or after is required.

Cons:

It would be nice if there was a choice on how many versions of the log to retain. Currently the log is replaced each time the scan is run. I would like to see retention of 3-5 copies.

Vendor Response

What a fantastically thorough review! We're so glad that you've found such success with Powertech Antivirus. We are grateful for our long term customers -- your feedback is what helps us make our solutions great! Your request for longer retention policies is certainly part of our roadmap -- stay tuned for future releases! Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Replied February 2019

Stefano C.

Verified reviewer

Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2024

A Powerful and Affordable Threta Protection Tool

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like the threat intelligence capabilities. Powertech Antivirus comes affordable and keeps our business systems secure.

Cons:

It is all rosy with Powertech Antivirus. No issues.

chris j.

Verified reviewer

Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

IFS Antivirus - covers all the bases

Easy to use and has the required functionality. Auto updates the latest virus definitions - essentially you can set it up and just let it run.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very easy to use and set up to run regularly

Cons:

No alerts process for error or found viruses

Vendor Response

Thanks so much for your review! We take customer feedback very seriously, so your thoughts on the alerts process will go directly to the developers. We want to not only continue to cover all the bases, but hit a home run! Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Replied February 2019

Suzanne F.

Wholesale

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

Easy solution to a powerful threat

It's been all good. The sales support staff and technical support have been very easy to talk to. They ensured that I knew the capabilities of the software as well as what it was not capable of doing. Whenever I need help Help Systems tech support is always available. (Best technical support in the industry!)

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Best: Ease of use. I am not the most technical person so ease of use was very important. I did a work through/demo and decided to buy the software. The re-install was easy, needed no help to do it. Also, software PTFs and antivirus table can be set to automatically update.

Cons:

I wish that the antivirus software covered the whole system and not just the IFS.

Vendor Response

What a terrific review! "Easy solution to a powerful threat" -- you may have come up with our new tagline! Usability is a top priority for Powertech Antivirus, and first rate technical support is the highest priority for HelpSystems, so we're thrilled that these efforts have paid off for you. Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Replied February 2019

Andrew A.

Automotive

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

Powertech Antivirus IBMi Review

I have a piece of mind that the IFS is not infected, and the shared drives are not being used to proliferate viruses throughout my network.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I have a small staff and could not afford a bunch of extra time managing an antivirus. After initial setup PowerTech Antivirus is pretty much hands off. It will pull in updates when you scheduled it and it will scan the IFS when you scheduled it.

Cons:

After initial setup PowerTech Antivirus is pretty much hands off. I have to go see if it is active. Would be nice if it proactively told me what it finds and if it is active.

Vendor Response

This is exactly the type of scenario that we aim to help -- a usable solution that saves time while maintaining security. Our customers needs are incredibly important to us, and a key part of how we shape our roadmap. Your comments on having an activity alert will go straight to the developers. Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Replied February 2019

Chamara W.

Verified reviewer

Banking

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

Keep your server out of viruses

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Solution for viruses in IFS and keep you with peace of mind Solution for virus hosting in IBM i

Cons:

Updates need to be done manually which need a automation.

Vendor Response

Your peace of mind gives us peace of mind! Powertech Antivirus actually does have auto-update capabilities. Customer satisfaction is invaluable to us, so our support team would be more than happy to get you more information and assist you in setting up this feature. Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Replied February 2019

Kevin S.

Government Administration

501-1000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2019

Powertech Antivirus

Software does what we want, but would not choose the software if I knew it was a re buy on a license transfer.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The software is great. Does what we need it to do.

Cons:

The cost. We purchased this software for an iSeries and than transferred the software license to a different iSeries because the original iSeries needed an upgrade. We basically had to re-buy the software. I deal with a number of third party software products and this is the only one where I had to re-buy the software. Some others had a fee to transfer the license which I understand but a total re-buy seems exsessive.

Vendor Response

We're happy to hear that Powertech Antivirus has been such a useful tool for you! We aim to keep our prices competitive, and always reinvest in our solutions to keep making them as effective as possible. We have made some changes to our pricing structure that we think provides more flexibility for the different needs of our customers. We¿re always eager to discuss any concerns, so feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Replied February 2019

Jay J.

Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

Powertech Standguard AV on my IBM i

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Powertech Antivirus works very well on my IBM i Power 7+. Auto-Updates, scheduled system scans and real-time object AV works without any issues at all. It's also very handy to use System i Navigator to access all Standguard functions, logs and settings.

Cons:

Very little cons if any. Can't think of any at the moment.

Vendor Response

All of this is so great to hear! We're always working to improve Powertech Antivirus (formerly Stand Guard Antivirus), and having longtime customers like you let us know we're on the right track. Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Replied February 2019

Verified

Reviewer

Government Administration

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

Great Product great price

Feel more protected from virus attacks through the IFS. It's not perfect but works great.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use . Reliability of software. The low cost of initial purchase and continuing maintenance.

Cons:

Lack of reporting ability about what attacks have happened if any

Vendor Response

Thanks so much for the great review -- reliable, straightforward, reasonably priced security solutions are what we aim for! Additional reporting capabilities are a key part of our roadmap. Keep an eye out for future releases! Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Replied February 2019

Verified

Reviewer

Automotive

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

Review of Powertech Antivirus

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

It just works. No issues or concerns. That's it

Cons:

Has never found a virus. Been running for many years on the iseries.

Vendor Response

We're always so grateful to our longtime customers -- meeting your expectations is always our top goal. We're happy you've been able to stay virus free--impressive! Thanks for being part of the HelpSystems family!

Replied February 2019

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