On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 12:51:04PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >Are there any current options available to support on-access antivirus > >scanning on FreeBSD? > > > FreeBSD doesn't need this as there are no viruses on that system.
Well, thanks.
>
> >And yes, I know that neither FreeBSD nor Solaris are renowned for their
> >sickly vulnerability to viruses, but we operate in a mixed environment, with
> >a lot of Windows machines and ZFS file systems exported by SMB/CIFS, so we
> >need the AV to ensure any viruses are stopped before they infect a
> >susceptible machine. It seems a small price to pay to finally get a decent
> >workstation!
> No idea - YOU will not spread wiruses, and viruses from other
> winstations will not affect you.
>
> so just install antivirus software on winstations.
>
> Or finally educate users as it is really simple to avoid viruses
> even with windows
I refer you to the part where I specifically talk about our corporate IT
policy. All desktops/workstations (that is, all of them, every single one),
must have AV software running on them. There will be no exceptions, on pain
of dismissal. I don't want to lose my job, because you said I didn't need AV
software.
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Daniel Bye
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