This is actually a real problem we need public perception changed. If you have proper white-listing in place then AV does nothing but actually decrease the security as these AV programs probably need to be white-listed and thus expose the machines to the kinds of issues as shown here.
Unless the compliance auditors are happy with the software just being installed and don't check whether it actually runs. That would still be a colossal waste of money for the licenses but at least it would not compromise your security.
Unless the compliance auditors are happy with the software just being installed and don't check whether it actually runs. That would still be a colossal waste of money for the licenses but at least it would not compromise your security.