RE: Is virus protection on the Exchange server necessary?

[Ben Winzenz]

Title: RE: Is virus protection on the Exchange server necessary?

Obviously, you have never seen a server be infected with a virus, then.  We have.  Even Exchange servers, that all they do is host e-mail.  Since then, we have put File-scanning AV on the Exchange servers (exclude the exchsrvr directories) and Exchange-aware AV on as well, to scan all in/out mailflow.   Ben Winzenz, MCSE Network/Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems   -----Original Message----- From: Lathrum Matt-P55173 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 12:21 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is virus protection on the Exchange server necessary?   This is not being helpful.  It is a serious question.  Any viruses that actually get through Trend on the firewall will most likely get cleaned by NAV on the desktop.  This seems to make AV on the server itself not necessary.   Matt   -----Original Message----- From: Clayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:17 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is virus protection on the Exchange server necessary?   Hi, here is a target on my head, beat me, beat me. DOH! -----Original Message----- From: Lathrum Matt-P55173 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: April 10, 2002 1:16 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is virus protection on the Exchange server necessary? Do you have anything more to add to back up your statement?   Matt   -----Original Message----- From: Micciche, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:13 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is virus protection on the Exchange server necessary?   I think it's ridiculous.  -----Original Message----- From: Lathrum Matt-P55173 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 1:10 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Is virus protection on the Exchange server necessary?   Our environment has Trend running on the firewall for anti-virus and content filtering.  We have NAV running on the desktops.  We are currently evaluating Antigen and SAVF (Symantec) to put on our E2K Exchange servers (including an E2K cluster on a Compaq SAN).  However, our Microsoft resident is suggesting to us that AV on the servers themselves is not necessary and will only introduce problems and instability (particularly Symantec's product).  He said that when a virus outbreak occurs that actually gets inside, a quick ExMerge on the server is just as effective as pushing out virus defs using the AV product. With AV software on the firewall and on the desktops, what do people think about not putting AV on the Exchange servers themselves? -- Matt Lathrum General Dynamics Decision Systems                     When cryptography is outlawed,              bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl.   List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm