Questions tagged [anti-virus]

Antivirus is software used to prevent, detect and remove malware.

Antivirus is software used to prevent, detect and remove malware.

Malware is defined as any software application which subverts the will of the legitimate owner of a computer, by means of force or subterfuge, with or without personal or monetary gain on the part of the creator. Some common malware types are viruses, adware, backdoors, malicious BHOs, dialers, hijackers, keyloggers, rootkits, spyware, trojan horses and worms.

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Is it possible to have a Single Anti-virus program for many VMs?

Sorry if I am asking a dumb question. Generally We use a physical server and create multiple virtual machines on that.(I am addressing the most simplest scenario) The operating systems and the configurations of the each virtual machine may be…
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Fake alert viruses - Warning to users

I've had a lot of employees lately come to me with issues on their home PCs where they have had Fake Alert/Rogue viruses. I was planning on sending out a warning to users explaining to them that these are actually viruses. I was also planning on…
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Why is IPScan detected as a virus?

Does anyone have a definitive answer to why Angry IP Scanner (IPScan) is detected as a virus (hacktool) by so many antivirus vendors, while similar tools such as Nmap and Advanced IP Scanner are not? I've searched for an answer to this but have…
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How to scan for Windows viruses on Linux servers?

I have a CentOS server storing files for windows users. How do I scan for windows viruses in these files, and meanwhile prevent quarantine and other measures? I do not want the files altered in any way, and would prefer if it can be done purely in…
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Some questions about the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MRT)

Does this program automatically run? If so, when and how often? Is it automatically updated? How do you disable it? How can you tell if it is running? What versions of Windows is it installed on?
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Server side antivirus or not?

We have basic server-side virus scanning in our datacenter, but it's expensive, uses a considerable amount of CPU cycles, and is annoying to maintain. I'm not looking for a sales-pitch on "better" AV software, I'm more looking for a pulse on the…
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What are the differences between Windows Defender and Windows Intune Endpoint Protection and SCCM Endpoint Protection?

What are the functional differences between Windows Defender and Windows Intune Endpoint Protection and SCCM Endpoint Protection, apart from methods of management, if any? (I am referring to the Windows 8 version of Windows Defender, which I…
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Should I install antivirus in Windows 7 RC XP Mode?

I've just finished installing the new Windows Virtual PC/XP Mode Betas on my Windows 7 RC. I'm seeing the windows security warnings in the virtual environment, and also when I launch a virtual application. I'm running Avast Professional on the…
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Demanding your clients to change extensions from .zip to .txt for mail attachments

A company we are working with has a few ridiculous security measures. One of them goes like this: You cannot e-mail us .zip files. If you want to transmit a .zip file, rename it to .txt. IMHO, there is no good reason for this. I can only see two…
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Antivirus Configuration for dedicated SQL and dedicated IIS Servers

Our corporate standard is McAfee Enterprise, unfortunately this is non-negotiable. On two types of servers I'm responsible for, SQL & Web, we have noticed major performance issues with the corporate standard setup. Max scan time 45sec One policy…
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What is the best Antivirus for a Windows Domain Network?

What is the best Antivirus for a Windows Domain Network?
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Squid Proxy Antivirus - Recommendations / Performance

Due to our user's increasing expertise at downloading virus and the like, we are investigating adding Antivirus to our Squid proxy. A casual Google reveals several free and one paid: HAVP squid-vscan Viralator Safe Squid (commercial) None of the…
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How can I determine whether an Antivirus product is installed?

We have a large installation with over 15,000 machines. They are supposed to have a version of Trend Micro installed; however, we don't know that for sure. These are all Windows boxes which includes XP with various SP levels, Vista both RTM and…
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clamav-daemon start condition failed, /var/lib/clamav/daily.{c[vl]d,inc} was not met

After installing Modoboa(Open Source Mail Hosting), I Tried to start clamav-daemon, but i faced start condition failed. systemctl status clamav-daemon.service clamav-daemon.service - Clam AntiVirus userspace daemon Loaded: loaded…
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Do you install antivirus software on Macs in organizational (corporate, education, etc) environments?

How many of you that oversee macs install antiviruses on them?
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