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

Subject: RE: [WinMac] RE: Virus protection for NT Server 4.0
From: Perbix, Michael (PERBIX[at]lmsd.org)
Date: Wed Jan 23 2002 - 09:08:29 EST

Here is our setup for those curious...

We are running Virex 6.1 on all Mac clients. This is set to eupdate every
month from an internal FTP server that I download the current monthly file
to.

On the windows side we use NAI VirusScanner on all PC clients, as well as
GroupShield on all fileservers and their Exchange product on our Mail
servers. This scans all File servers and Mail servers in realtime and
alerts mail users to virus or unsupported file extensions in the email
itself. It puts the offending files in a quarantine area that we cna then
get to if needed. Has worked pretty well for us.

    -Mike

> -------------------------------------
> Michael Perbix
> Telecommunications Specialist
> Lower Merion School District
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Johnson [SMTP:johnson@pharmacy.arizona.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:24 PM
> To: winmac@iffy.com
> Subject: Re: [WinMac] RE: Virus protection for NT Server 4.0
>
> Wilcox, Curtis wrote:
>
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Subject:
> >
> > RE: [WinMac] RE: Virus protection for NT Server 4.0
> > From:
> >
> > "Wilcox, Curtis" <cwilcox@esm.rochester.edu>
> > Date:
> >
> > Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:17:12 -0500
> > To:
> >
> > "'winmac@iffy.com'" <winmac@iffy.com>
> >
> > To:
> >
> > "'winmac@iffy.com'" <winmac@iffy.com>
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > What interested me on the Sophos site was their Mac client.
> > http://www.sophos.com/products/software/antivirus/savmac.html
> >
> > 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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