Antivirus Considerations for VMware Horizon 7

One of the consequences of running antivirus software is that operating system performance can suffer. There is a balance between an acceptable level of security and an acceptable level of performance, and this varies from one environment to the next. This whitepaper discusses the use of antivirus software in a VMware Horizon 7 environment, and changes that can be made to improve performance without unduly compromising system security. VMware products discussed are View in Horizon 7, App Volumes, ThinApp, and User Environment Manager.