Jon Tydda
Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk
Mon Sep 6 10:52:12 CDT 2004
yeah, but it saves you wasting a cd every time :-) and thinking about it, Stinger fits on a floppy disk, save you spending $25 on a memory stick! Jon -----Original Message----- From: Andy Lacey [mailto:andy at minstersystems.co.uk] Sent: 06 September 2004 16:49 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] AV Updates This sounds neat, and a more convenient variety of my CD method. In case I'm asked - is there any other advantage over the CD method than convenience? It is still essentially the same process, right? Download the av's, place on a transportable medium, put medium on laptop, update and scan? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk --------- Original Message -------- From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] AV Updates Date: 06/09/04 15:40 > > with a memory stick, you can download stinger or some other downloadable av > scanner onto it, insert the memory stick and run it from there - no > installing, no network access. > > > jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: John W. Colby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com] > Sent: 06 September 2004 16:33 > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] AV Updates > > > >Shouldn't one make every attempt not to let anything infected connect to > the network rather than connecting and then allowing the av software to > shout? > > Yep, don't do that. > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 11:00 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] AV Updates > > > Thanks for replying Erwin. > > Points 1 & 2 - thanks for the ideas. Will think about those. > > Point 3 - mmm. I take your point, but my gut instinct is that it'd take a > strong nerve. Doesn't everyone, for example, insist that floppy disks are > virus scanned before going near the network? Isn't that the same principle? > Shouldn't one make every attempt not to let anything infected connect to the > network rather than connecting and then allowing the av software to shout? > I'm not sure of that, I'm just wanting to tap into others' experiences and > asking for feedback. > > > -- > Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > > --------- Original Message -------- > From: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] AV Updates > Date: 06/09/04 14:50 > > > > > > > 1) A memory stick could be easier.... > > > > 2) A wireless network that only connects to the internet and 1 Wifi PC > > card to put in the notebook... > > > > > > 3) Why is that a problem at all? If all your computers and servers > > update daily (or in my case hourly). If the notebook tries to infect > > the other computers or servers the scanners will detect this.... > > > > > > Erwin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 3:56 PM > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: [dba-Tech] AV Updates > > > > Another admin question along the 'is this normal' line. > > > > When a laptop has been out and about for a few weeks, and comes back > > into the office we won't let it on the network until it has had its > > virus defs updated and had a full virus scan. But it can only get on > > the internet via the netowrk, so how to get it up-to-date virus defs? > > What we do is download them (Symantec, using Intelligent Updater), put > > them on a CD, and update the laptop from that. 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