Dean,
I have done two sites where resumes were uploaded, and the number of
infected documents was unreal, especially considering that both dealt
with recruiting tech people. It is definitely wise to virus scan.
I would use anything for the server that can be easily managed in terms
of exclusions (directories and file extensions). I also like Symantec
for it's ability to be configured to only scan on-change instead of
on-access. The licensing isn't appropriate for a single machine
though, you need at least 5 to make it practical. Symantec Corporate
can also be installed as a stand-alone client.
If you are looking for just one server, I would strongly consider
another option with better licensing. AVG is probably up to the task,
and F-Prot might be. The needs for a Web server scanner are not big
when it comes to timely detection, so focus on configuration options
and price.
Matt
Dean Lawrence wrote:
Thanks Matt,
I'm in a similar situation where this server is not part of my
internal network so the only people who would connect to it would be
myself and a couple of clients via FTP. I do have a couple of web apps
for recruiting clients where their candidates can upload resumes via a
web form, so I want to make sure that these docs are scanned as they
hit the server.
Interesting point though that you make about mixed scanners on
servers and clients. It sounds like you like Symantec for you server
scanner, but you like it even more as a client scanner. If you choose
to use it for your client solutions, what would you recommend for your
server in that particular scenario?
Thanks,
Dean
On 12/20/05, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I
use Symantec Corporate for my real-time server scans. I like it
because it is easy to manage, but my servers also don't have any users
attached to them besides myself and some clients that FTP to their Web
sites. I'm a proponent of mixing virus scanners on network servers and
clients. Symantec Corporate is a killer desktop solution because of
the manageability, and if you go that direction, I would put a
different vendor on the servers just so you have the protection of two
completely separate solutions.
Matt
Dean Lawrence wrote:
Thanks Scott,
So the Symantec product has worked well for you as your
real-time scanner? Are you using the Symantec Antivirus Corporate
Edition?
Dean
On 12/20/05, Scott Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
When I used AVG it was
consistantly in the back of the pack for virus detections.
It lagged so badly at the
beginning of the encrypted zip days, that I had to swap it out with
Clam.
It had pretty good scanning
times.
I use FProt, Clam AV as a
service and Mcafee VirusScan.
From a cost perspective ClamAV
is free, and if you can find someone to sell you the command line
VirusScan, it should be under $30 a year.
I use a real-time Virus
scanner of Symantec. I'd really recommend a different vendor as a
real-time a/v to provide another level of security.
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Subject:
[Declude.Virus] AVG
I am looking for a new virus scanner for my Windows 2003
server and was wondering what all of thought about AVG. This is both a
web server and my mail server (imail) and I would be looking at it to
be both my full-time file scanner and act as a secondary Declude
scanner (I already am running F-Prot). If you like it and would
recommend it, which version do you use? Would it be the file server
edition?
Thanks,
Dean
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