Exactly. The first step after someone finds an exploit on your site/server is usually to upload some kind of backdoor utility, which are usually caught by virus scanners.
-----Original Message----- From: Ken Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 4:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Symantec AntiVirus for Dedicated Web Server... You "hope" that they can't be executed on the web server. That's an awfully arrogant statement to make. If your machine, be it a server or a workstation or whatever, is addressable on the internet, then you need to have AV protection installed on it. If you don't, you are just being irresponsible. At worst, you spend a littel bit of case to find all of those viruses that people were unable to execute before someone smarter than you (unless of course, you're Jochem, right???) finds a way to get them to execute before you find a way to prevent it. Before you read it and take offense Jochem, chill out; I'm just messin' with you! --Ferg Jochem van Dieten wrote: >Russ Michaels wrote: > > >>Cozz no-one could eve rupload a virus to a web server could they. >> >> > >Sure they can. In fact, I have a nice collection. But they can't >be executed on the webserver. > >Jochem > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:215974 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
