AV needs to be on every box. Period. Just look back at Nimda - it hit plenty
of DCs with out AV.

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Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE
Sr. Systems Administrator
Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity
Atlanta, GA


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Myrick, Todd (NIH/CIT) [mailto:myrickt@;mail.nih.gov] 
> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 3:54 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: [ActiveDir] AD and Network Core Services & Anti-Virus
> 
> 
> I have a quick question, Our operating procedures for Core 
> Network Service (AD DCs, WINS, DDNS, CA, Exchange (Antigen), 
> DHCP) servers has been not to run with Anti-Virus protection 
> on them. We feel that the potential for scanner code to 
> conflict with the network service is higher if we do, and 
> since we don't execute man applications from the server 
> unless they are scanned we don't feel we are at much risk. 
> 
> What I would like to know is, what does everyone on this list 
> feel an is a good strategy when it comes to these types of 
> services and anti-virus product? 
> 
> Thanks in Advance, 
> Todd 
> 
> 
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