Maybe not a dork but very brave.(much braver than me) AV shouldn't add much load to a server. If the load of a reputable AV client slows it down too noticeably Then it is probably time to upgrade or replace th hardware anyway.
Viruses these days travel across LAN's very easily so one unprotected pc is a liability. Maybe the linux box may pass a windows virus without seeing it ???? (Peter M ?) If you do a scan don't do it by downloading as some have suggested, if the xp pro box is already infected A few thing may happen, The new AV will get infected before or as it installs and then it will not tell you anything. Or it will install, let you scan and find some simple virus but not see the bad ones. Or it may not even install at all. I would in that situation either logon to www.antivuris.com and do a free online scan called housecall Or Remove the hdd and scan it in another box using the other boxes av. Good luck, Andrew Cameron. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Christie > Sent: Saturday, 9 September 2006 9:39 AM > To: GPCG_Talk > Subject: [GPCG_TALK] Virus scanner on server > > Hello to all, > May I ask my erudite colleagues a stupid question re virus scanners. > We have a file server at our clinic with 8 attached computers > running on XP Pro.The server can access the Internet directly > but we very rarely use that machine for that purpose. > All the attached computers have virus scanners > (Bitdefender)on them as they receive email but we have never > had a virus scanner for over 10 yrs on the server. > Am I a complete idiot for not doing so? > I'm a bit worried if I put bitdefender on the server it would > slow the network down too much. > My apologies if I've been a dork for all these yrs! > > > -- > ************************************************************** > ************************************************************** > ******************************* > This communication is confidential to the named addressee, > may contain legally privileged information and is subject to > copyright. > By the use of email over the Internet, West Brunswick Clinic > is not waiving either confidentially of, or legal privilege > in, the content of the email and of any attachments. > No-one else may read, print, store, copy, forward or act in > reliance on all or any of this email or its attachments.If > you are not the intended recipient, any use, reliance upon > it, disclosure or copying of this email is prohibited and unlawful. > If you have received this email in error please notify the > sender immediately (at our cost) 03 9387 9088 Australia. West > Brunswick Clinic does not warrant that this email and any > attachments are error or virus free and recommends that all > attachments be checked for computer viruses. > ************************************************************** > ************************************************************** > ******************************* > > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
