Ummmm... What the hell does having IIS on a server without file based
virus scanning have to do with anything?
Case in point, I have an E2K server with IIS 5.0 with all of the
necessary patches and updates. What the hell is a file based scanner
going to do for me that my email virus scanner wouldn't? Are you trying
to tell these poor souls that the nimda virus would not have infected
them if they had a file based scanner? Bzzztt.... WRONG ANSWER!
He who knows how to build, configure and secure a server doesn't need a
file based scanner on their exchange server. The virus in this
particular case came through either an email or an infected web page.
If the admin is anywhere near competent and has his/her server built
correctly, the virus cannot be activated. Now if said admin is ignorant
and doesn't have a properly configured server... They deserve what they
get!
Come back later and talk to us when your exchange install has become
corrupted due to your file based scanner...
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brian Ko
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 8:14 AM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
And maybe you won't install IIS 5.0 on Windows 2000 servers??? Nimda
was able to infect IIS servers using IIS server as well. I am not
forcing you or missy to install the A/V on your own servers. It's your
own choice.
Brian
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tom Meunier
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 10:04 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
>
>
> ...or maybe she won't create PUBLICALLY ACCESSIBLE SHARES on
> an Exchange box, perhaps. Or browse the web or read her
> email from it.
>
> You identify your points of possible infection, and you
> protect them. I don't need to put mousetraps in my gasoline
> tank, because I'm fairly certain that they'll never be able
> to get in there.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian Ko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Posted At: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 10:01 AM
> > Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List
> > Conversation: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
> > Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
> >
> >
> > I think you will think differently after you have one of Exchange
> > server infected by virus (not that I am wishing for it, I hope it
> > never happens!!!). Not having any A/V product except Exchange
> > server is a past thing as new virus comes out all the time with more
> damage it can
> > do to a workstation or a server, IMHO.
> >
> > Brian Ko
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
> > > missy koslosky
> > > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 2:31 PM
> > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > Subject: Re: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
> > >
> > >
> > > What's he risking by not having file-based A/V on his Exchange
> > > server? There shouldn't be anything other than Exchange on the
> > > server, so Antigen should protect his server quite nicely.
> > >
> > > I'm not a proponent of file-based scanners on servers that aren't
> > > file servers.
> > >
> > > Missy
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Brian Ko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 3:28 PM
> > > Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
> > >
> > >
> > > You are risking a lot by not putting Antivirus software on your
> > > server. We've been running ScanMail and ServerProtect on our
> > > Exchange server for a while w/o any problem. We did exclude
> > > ScanMail and Exchange folders from scanning.
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Steven
> > > > Plender
> > > > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 1:28 PM
> > > > To: Exchange Discussions
> > > > Subject: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We are currently using Antigen Anti-virus software on all of our
> > > > Exchange servers. We have not used any other anti-virus
> > software to
> > > > protect the server or operating system itself. Three
> > years ago when
> > > > the Exchange systems were being installed it was known that file
> > > > scanning anti-virus software could or would corrupt
> > > information store
> > > > files and perhaps log files as well. The architect
> > > recommended that no
> > > > anti-virus software be installed at that time. Desktops
> and other
> > > > servers are protected with file scanning anti-virus
> software which
> > > > is updated nightly. We have been asked / directed to install
> > > > server file scanning software (NAI) on our Exchange
> servers. This
> > > > weekend I have been running it in the lab on an Exchange server
> > > > and have excluded the partition with the information
> store and the
> > > > partition with the log files. Can you tell me what the
> consensus
> > > > is on this issue and do you run server anti-virus
> software along
> > > > with Exchange aware anti-virus software. Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Steve Plender
> > > > RBC DS
> > > >
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