System Requirements

Worry-Free Business Security Advanced & Standard

Note: WFBS-Advanced and Standard support VMware© ESX™ 3.0/3.5, VMware Server 1.0.3/2.0.1, WMware Workstation 6.0/6.5, and Microsoft Hyper-V™ Server 2008

Security Server

  • Processor:
    • Conventional scan mode: Intel™ Pentium™ 4 or higher
    • Smart Scan mode: Intel Core 2 Duo™ or higher recommended
  • Memory:
    • Smart Scan mode: 1GB minimum, 2GB recommended
    • 512MB minimum (x86 systems), 1GB recommended
    • 1GB (x64 systems), 2GB recommended
    • 4GB (Windows Essential Business Server 2008 or Windows Small Business Server 2008 systems)
  • Disk space:
    • 6GB (does not include MSA and CSA disk usage)
  • Operating System:
    • Windows 2000, SP3 or SP4
    • Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2000, No service pack or SP1a
    • Windows XP, SP2 or SP3
    • Windows Server 2003 R2 (with Storage Server 2003), SP1 or SP2
    • Windows Server 2003 (with Storage Server 2003), SP1 or SP2
    • Windows SBS 2003 R2, SP1 or SP2
    • Windows SBS 2003, SP1 or SP2
    • Windows Vista, SP1 or SP2
    • Windows Home Server, No service pack or SP1
    • Windows Server 2008 R2, No service pack
    • Windows Server 2008, SP1 or SP2
    • Windows SBS 2008, SP1 or SP2
    • Windows 2008 Foundation, SP1 or SP2
    • Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008, SP1 or SP2
    Note: All major editions and 64-bit versions of these operating systems are supported unless noted otherwise.
  • Web Server:
    • Microsoft™ Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0 (Windows 2000 or SBS 2000)
    • IIS 6.0 (Windows Server 2003, SBS 2003, or Home Server)
    • IIS 7.0 (Windows Server 2008, SBS 2008, or EBS 2008)
    • IIS 7.5 (Windows Server 2008 R2)
    • Apache™ HTTP Server 2.0.63 or later
    Note: IIS is not supported on Windows XP or Windows Vista. Apache must be used on these operating systems. If you have an Apache server already installed, Trend Micro recommends uninstalling it. An Apache server will be installed with the Security Server.
  • Web Console:
    • Web browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or later (32-bit only)
    • PDF reader: Adobe™ Acrobat™ Reader 4.0 or later
    • Display: High-color display with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels or higher

Client/Server Security Agent

Note: Client/Server Security Agent supports Citrix Presentation Server™ 4.0/4.5/5.0 and Remote Desktop
  • Processor:
    • Intel Pentium x86 or compatible processor
    • x64 processor supporting AMD64 and Intel EM64T technologies
    Clock speed requirements vary depending on the operating system:
    • 1GHz (Windows Server 2008, SBS 2008, or EBS 2008)
    • 800MHz (Windows Vista, Windows 7)
    • 450MHz (Windows 2000, SBS 2000, XP, Server 2003, SBS 2003, or Home Server)
  • Memory:
    • 128MB (minimum usage); 256MB recommended
  • Disk space:
    • 450MB
  • Operating System:
    The Client/Server Security Agent supports all operating systems supported by the Security Server, plus:
    • Windows XP Tablet PC (SP2 or SP3)
    • Windows XP Home (SP2 or SP3)
    • Windows 7 (Note: Windows 7 Starter edition is not supported)
  • Web browser (for web-based setup):
    • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Display:
    • 256-color display or higher with resolutions of 800x600 pixels or higher


Worry-Free Business Security Advanced ONLY

Messaging Security Agent

  • Processor:
    • 1GHz Intel Pentium x86 or compatible processor
    • 1GHz x64 processor supporting AMD64 and Intel EM64T technologies
  • Memory:
    • 1GB
  • Disk space:
    • 1.6GB
  • Operating System:
    • Windows 2000 (Server and Advanced Server only), SP4
    • Windows SBS 2000, No service pack or SP1a
    • Windows Server 2003 R2 (with Storage Server 2003), SP1 or SP2
    • Windows Server 2003 (with Storage Server 2003), SP1 or SP2
    • Windows SBS 2003 R2, SP1 or SP2
    • Windows SBS 2003, SP1 or SP2
    • Windows Server 2008, SP1 or SP2
    • Windows SBS 2008, SP1 or SP2
    • Windows EBS 2008, No service pack
    Note: All major editions and 64-bit versions of these operating systems are supported unless noted otherwise.
  • Web Server:
    • IIS 5.0 (Windows 2000 or SBS 2000)
    • IIS 6.0 (Windows Server 2003, SBS 2003 or Home Server)
    • IIS 7.0 (Windows Server 2008, SBS 2008, or EBS 2008)
    • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.63 or later
  • Mail Server:
    • Exchange Server 2000 SP2 or SP3, 2003 SP1 or SP2, or 2007 no service pack or SP1
    Note: To integrate with the anti-spam features in Exchange Server 2003 and 2007, the Messaging Security Agent requires the Intelligent Message Filter on these versions of Exchange Server.