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Windows Server Forum / Small Business Server / SBS 2000 / August 2003What Virus pkg?
After yesterdays debacle with the Nachi virus, my client is finally willing to spend a few buck on a virus pkg. Does anyone have advice on what's out there and what they cost? I don't want to just blindly buy from the big boys if there's something better that only pros know about. What about Sophos? I used their download to fix our problem and it worked well. On the cheap side, can you install homeowner type ($50) on just the server and not bother with the clients behind the server? Or do those cheap packages not install on Server OS? They all spec Win 2K pro, don't mention server. Bob What are your "threat" locations? Where does email enter into the server? Who blindly clicks on emails? Get your antivirus on your Exchange server AND on your desktops. Trend Panda AVG Strip off the nasty attachments... ....but.... that said Nachi comes in via port 135 and inside a server environment port 135 should not be open to the outside world. Furthermore, patching with security bulletin 03-026 would have prevented Nachi worm. So don't just depend on A/V on that issue. You had a patching/firewall issue IMHO. > After yesterdays debacle with the Nachi virus, my client > is finally willing to spend a few buck on a virus pkg. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Bob -- "Don't lose sight of security. Security is a state of being, not a state of budget. He with the most firewalls still does not win. Put down that honeypot and keep up to date on your patches. Demand better security from vendors and hold them responsible. Use what you have, and make sure you know how to use it properly and effectively." ~Rain Forest Puppy http://www.wiretrip.net/rfp/txt/evolution.txt What about NAI (McAfee)? I am using it and I am happy... The Srv/exchange solution isn't that expensive... > What are your "threat" locations? > [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > ~Rain Forest Puppy > http://www.wiretrip.net/rfp/txt/evolution.txt Just personal preference. I've just had good luck with Trend [my fav] Panda is a fav of one of my geek buddies AVG is really cheap. Bottom line..get something you like and stick it on there. > What about NAI (McAfee)? > [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > > ~Rain Forest Puppy > > http://www.wiretrip.net/rfp/txt/evolution.txt -- "Don't lose sight of security. Security is a state of being, not a state of budget. He with the most firewalls still does not win. Put down that honeypot and keep up to date on your patches. Demand better security from vendors and hold them responsible. Use what you have, and make sure you know how to use it properly and effectively." ~Rain Forest Puppy http://www.wiretrip.net/rfp/txt/evolution.txt Thanks for the advice. I'll look at all three! Bob > Just personal preference. I've just had good luck with Trend [my fav] > Panda is a fav of one of my geek buddies [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] > ~Rain Forest Puppy > http://www.wiretrip.net/rfp/txt/evolution.txt we've recently been implementing AVG not just due to its inexpense. AVG operates in a different manner than most other AV products in that is has stopped viri because they behave in a viral manner rather than relying on a definition in the viral database. Other packages are capable of this, often referred to as heuristic checking, in our experience the AVG heuristics seem more capable and less resource intensive than other products. > Just personal preference. I've just had good luck with Trend [my fav] > Panda is a fav of one of my geek buddies [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] > ~Rain Forest Puppy > http://www.wiretrip.net/rfp/txt/evolution.txt I really am very fond of Sophos. Updates can be done completely automatically, even RAS-clients get updated. Install is easy, documentation very well, support (if you need it) just great. Marina > After yesterdays debacle with the Nachi virus, my client > is finally willing to spend a few buck on a virus pkg. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Bob I will skip the "What is your data worth?" blather ... Go Directly to Trend Micro http://www.trendmicro.com/en/products/suites/c-s-m- suite/overview.htm CDW, etc. have good prices. Trend lists Distributors, Resellers, and Consultants to fit your business model. We have used Trend for two years plus. Especially like the automatic Client Updates as there are ten desktops on the LAN and twenty notebooks on domain but offline 99% of the time. All notebooks got hit by the 823980 RPC NT Authority System Shutdown, as we did NOT have Automatic Updates turned on. And Trend still has never found an 'infection'. >-----Original Message----- >After yesterdays debacle with the Nachi virus, my client [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Bob >. |
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