[dba-Tech] AV Updates

Yea Jon, but only after the laptop is on the network. The memory stick works
better for me cois I don't want to put the laptop on the net until I know
it's clean.

-- Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
> Sent: 06 September 2004 14:58
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] AV Updates
> 
> 
> If it's an NT/2k/XP pc, the hard drives will be shared for 
> admin use by default so you can scan the laptop from another 
> pc by mapping to \\hostname\c$ etc (the dollar sign makes the 
> sharename a "hidden" share so you can't browse to it, you 
> HAVE to know it's there to access it).
> 
> That's how we do it anyway. Well that and our AV system is 
> McAfee 4.0.3 and you can download the updates and put them on 
> a memory stick, straight onto the laptop.
> 
> 
> Jon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Lacey [mailto:andy at minstersystems.co.uk]
> Sent: 06 September 2004 14:56
> 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. Is this the 
> normal/only/best/c**p way to do this?
> 
> 
> --
> Andy Lacey
> http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
> 
> 
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