>
> Has anybody compared NAI VirusScan with TrendMicro's on Linux? I'm
> thinking that since this will be scanning a lot of stuff (I'm looking at
> automatically checking the files in our Samba shares as well as e-mail
> through the Postfix MTA), performance and resource utilization of the
> program is important. They're both virus scanners, but which of them will
> be kindest to the server?
>
i already use NAI linux virus scanner (at 4.1.4 right now) to scan the
samba share of our little dorm server. i download the "free" virus
definition updates from the nai.com website. i am happy with my solution
so far. and btw, NAI uvscan is FAST!!! it scanned my whole file system in
less than a few seconds!!!
> While a lot may argue that I should just keep the virus scanning on the
> client workstations running Windows, it's cheaper in terms of licenses and
> easier to maintain a central server setup. The workstations will still
> need virus scan software installed for things they do like surfing the
> web, but by having e-mail and most of the files handled by the server-side
> virus scan, we reduce the urgency of keeping the workstation virus data
> files updated.
>
workstations are cheaper if you have a few workstations. but, when you are
talking about thousands of workstations they add up to a big amount.
buying a linux-client license for NAI uvscan is dirt cheap (NAI treats it
as one-client license). but, we use it to scan everyones files every
o'clock. therefore, if dormer A wants his files scanned he uploads it to
the share and waits for the o'clock to hit. the file is cleaned if a virus
is detected and cleanable. it is archived if it is not cleanable.
however, i suspended the scanning because the demo of uvscan expired.
hehehe. need to buy it na.
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