Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-15 Thread Adam Goryachev
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Simon Avery wrote: > Hi. > > Debian Etch and 2.1.2.6 > > I'm not convinced this is a sensible thing to ask, but worth a try... > > I'd like to scan for viruses on our company LAN periodically, in > addition to a resident guard program. This has his

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-11 Thread Rob Owens
Holger Parplies wrote: > Hi, > > dan wrote on 10.10.2007 at 09:46:23 [Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus > suggestion.]: >> im actually using backuppc with clamav and it in fact does scan withing zip >> and gzip files. > > that's quite amazing, pre

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-10 Thread dan
; dan wrote on 10.10.2007 at 09:46:23 [Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: > Antivirus suggestion.]: > > im actually using backuppc with clamav and it in fact does scan withing > zip > > and gzip files. > > that's quite amazing, presuming you mean what you seem to be implyin

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-10 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, dan wrote on 10.10.2007 at 09:46:23 [Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.]: > im actually using backuppc with clamav and it in fact does scan withing zip > and gzip files. that's quite amazing, presuming you mean what you seem to be implying rather than wha

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-10 Thread dan
im actually using backuppc with clamav and it in fact does scan withing zip and gzip files. On 10/10/07, Adam Goryachev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > dan wrote: > > > 3) To scan on the backuppc server, you would need to uncompress them > and > >

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-09 Thread Adam Goryachev
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 dan wrote: > > 3) To scan on the backuppc server, you would need to uncompress them and > > remove the backuppc specific encoding, or teach your virus scanner how > > to decompress these types of files. Otherwise it will likely miss most > > infections

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-09 Thread dan
replys to the 3 points given 1)i agree on this one, an alternate scanner would definitely improve your chances of catching a virus 2)this ties in with #1, though norton does scan on access, all machines might not be protected or might not be up-to-date and also clamav may catch what norton misses.

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-09 Thread Adam Goryachev
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Simon Avery wrote: > Hi. > > Debian Etch and 2.1.2.6 > > I'm not convinced this is a sensible thing to ask, but worth a try... > > I'd like to scan for viruses on our company LAN periodically, in > addition to a resident guard program. This has histori

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-09 Thread Jack Coats
I think it would be great to have using ClamAV or AVG as an OPTION on scanning files coming in from clients. If they are found in need, then need to be quarantined (and admin alarmed at the end of the backup period once a day) with the normal information kept that the AV software already does plus

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-09 Thread Rob Owens
It sounds like a good idea to me. Unfortunately I can't tell you if it's a reasonable thing to ask for or not. But the suggestion has my vote. -Rob Simon Avery wrote: > Hi. > > Debian Etch and 2.1.2.6 > > I'm not convinced this is a sensible thing to ask, but worth a try... > > I'd like to s

[BackupPC-users] BackupPC: Antivirus suggestion.

2007-10-09 Thread Simon Avery
Hi. Debian Etch and 2.1.2.6 I'm not convinced this is a sensible thing to ask, but worth a try... I'd like to scan for viruses on our company LAN periodically, in addition to a resident guard program. This has historically found bad things in caches before they've been run. I have been using