Don,
Hi!
What I don't want is to make this as argument. I am just saying that I
would run File Based A/V product to increase the protection of Exchange
server. You can't really say your server is bullet proof. Maybe it is
at the time, but what if/when there's a new threat for security holes.
A/V may not be able to protect it, but it certainly may decrease the
chance of getting infected (IMO). You think that file based A/V
products corrupt Exchange database? Well, Not if people install it
properly and run it properly. Exchange Virus product companies support
File Based A/V products. Microsoft does not say you can not install
File Based A/V products on Exchange server, do they? If they do, please
let me know.
If you are happy with not running file based A/V products on your
Exchange server, that's okay with me. I am just happy running file
based A/V product along email virus product on my Exchange server. And
this is supported by my A/V vendor.
Brian
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Don Ely
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 11:55 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
>
>
> Well, unless you have some rebuttal to prove me otherwise...
> Please enlighten me if there is something I'm missing. I'd
> really like to know...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brian Ko
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 9:43 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
>
>
> You are right and I am wrong. Happy?
>
> Brian
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Don Ely
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 10:26 AM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
> >
> >
> > 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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