Re: [WinMac] RE: Virus protection for NT Server 4.0

Subject: Re: [WinMac] RE: Virus protection for NT Server 4.0
From: Bruce Johnson (johnson[at]pharmacy.arizona.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 22 2002 - 19:24:26 EST

Wilcox, Curtis wrote:

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> RE: [WinMac] RE: Virus protection for NT Server 4.0
> From:
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> "Wilcox, Curtis" <cwilcox@esm.rochester.edu>
> Date:
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> Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:17:12 -0500
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> "'winmac@iffy.com'" <winmac@iffy.com>
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> To:
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> "'winmac@iffy.com'" <winmac@iffy.com>
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> Is the scanning of Mac files on an NT server an unusual feature? I did some
> looking on Symantec's site and while it doesn't say it does, it also doesn't
> say it doesn't. The Virus Encyclopedia doesn't make a distinction between
> virus definitions by platform which implies Norton AntiVirus for Windows
> will catch Mac-specific viruses.
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> What interested me on the Sophos site was their Mac client.
> http://www.sophos.com/products/software/antivirus/savmac.html
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> They seem to be describing a managed client for Mac. Has anyone used it? I'm
> most familiar with Norton's managed client for Windows and their client for
> Mac (7.0), how does Sophos compare? The things I like about the Symantec
> managed client system are automated updates of the master server, pushed
> definitions to clients, centralized control of AV client configuration, and
> notification to server of events on the client.

Last I looked at it, Sophos 'managed' AV updates by putting an alias to
the network installer in the startup items folder, so that the mac
installs any newly downloaded versions/Identity file updates when you
start it up. Not very managed in my opinion.

We've found it is far simpler to subscribe to Sophos e-mail notification
service and have the users click on the linked identity files to
download and install them. That said, we've only a minority of users who
are using Sophos here. (All the macs are, but so are some of our PC
users, as well as everyone with a home computer. Th UA got a site
license for Sophos)

Actually, on a Mac I've found it far simpler to turn off Quicktime
autostart on the CD's and avoid Microsoft cruft and I really have no
virus problems to worry about, so no need to install AV software. :-) 

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs

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