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I have been seeing similar things happen on my network. I would like to take this opportunity to poll the NAG on what other virus solutions seem to work better/best. The only requirements are that it allows for automatic updates and that it works properly. A central administration console would be nice too, but is not necessary. Any input would be appreciated. -- Bryan Murphy Computer/Network Coordinator Plant Research Labs and Plant Biology [log in to unmask] | [log in to unmask] On 6/28/05 12:08 PM, "Peter J Murray" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello > > The other day, I came across a slashdot article of all things about the > Symantec/Veritas merger. A lot of comments inside seemed to complain > about Symantec Antivirus quality, as in having problems in keeping > viruses out, and it not picking up everything it should. That started > me thinking, and then I realized that I did have some issues with > Symantec Antivirus. For one, all of my machines are centrally managed > through they Symantec system console, which doesn't work as well as it > could, but the important part is that all the machines do have updated > signatures. However, a virus, backdoor.hackdefender seems to be making > its rounds on some of my systems, despite being fully patched with the > windows firewall turned on, and being protected by SAV. One one of my > machines, this same virus is detected upon each bootup by the filesystem > realtime protection, however, a full scan of the machine reveals > nothing. Again, this machine is fully patched and firewalled. > > As another test, I did a scan on some archived backup materials from a > few years ago, and SAV did not find as nearly as many issues as the > Trend Micro online scanner did. > > I'm starting to think that SAV may not be ideal. > > So, I'd like to know what others are using for their Anti Virus > products, and their sucess with them, and if possible, how much you are > paying. Also, what are you using for firewall products, if any. And > lastly, I'd welcome any comments on what others are doing to protect > their systems, such as any firewall solutions, etc, especially related > to servers (Windows Servers primarily). > > Peter Murray > James Madison