I suggest you read Doug Hampshire's response. He and I were of the same opinion, and in fact worked together, when Nimda hit. We've both since changed our opinions. It does require a bit of intelligent installation, however.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Weston Rogers [mailto:wrogers@;targettire.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 4:00 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD and Network Core Services & Anti-Virus > > > I would say yes, since you definitely don't want to run a real-time > protection agent directly on your exchange server, and I > would assume with a > DC as well. > > -- > Weston Rogers > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 800.849.5147 x255 > > > -----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 > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
