[AccessD] AV Software on Servers [was Redemption DLL ]

Drew Wutka DWUTKA at marlow.com
Fri Nov 21 15:03:17 CST 2003


We use Trend Micro's Server Protect on our file servers.  Can barely tell
it's running.  Only issue I have ever had with it was that it did it's job
TOO well. (Grin)  There was a discussion on OT about viruses, and I had a
copy of the ILOVEYOU virus on Floppy.  Since I run 2000 Server, our normal
office scanner (Trend's OfficeScan) won't run on my machine, so I'm part of
the ServerProtect Cluster.  I put the disk in, and when to open it in
notepad, to paste the contents (safe, had removed the scripting tags) into
an email, and blip, the file disappeared off of the floppy.  Took me a
second to realize that by opening it, ServerProtect was triggered to read
it, saw it was a virus, and deleted it (actually, it archived it.....)
hehehehe Had to shut down serverprotect to do what I needed to do!

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: MartyConnelly [mailto:martyconnelly at shaw.ca]
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 1:39 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] AV Software on Servers [was Redemption DLL ]


Depends on what file extensions are scanned on a network server. I keep 
a special stick to poke network guys who insist on scanning ldb and mdb 
file types among others. Scanning a 300MB file on-access can bring 
things to a grinding halt.

Stuart McLachlan wrote:

>On 20 Nov 2003 at 20:40, John W. Colby wrote:
>
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>
>>Stuart,
>>
>>I personally don't say it has no place in the world.  The unfortunate
>>reality is that there are millions of machines out there used by
individuals
>>in their homes (or small office) who are too ignorant to run virus
checkers.
>>THESE users should indeed install the service patch so that they only
screw
>>up their own machines when the virus hits them.  It simply has no place in
a
>>business where they should be running AV software.
>>
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>
>Which brings us on to another question, prompted recently by a 
>client.
>
>What is your option on running anti-virus software on network 
>servers?
>(Assuming that you do run on-access scanning software on the 
>workstations)
>
>Note: 
>X-posted to <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
>All follow ups to that list only. Please!
>
>
> 
> 
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>

-- 
Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada



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