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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What are the impacts of running VirusScan on a Linux server?

I am asked in a bid for tender to assert that my software will cohabit without a problem with VirusScan (v6.0.3) under Linux. My software is a web application, running under tomcat. It can create additional JVMs (to run ETL jobs) and writes…
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Do I need to deploy antivirus and anti-spyware software to all the PCs on my network?

I am already using antivirus on all our PCs, and, of course, we're behind a firewall. Does anti-spyware software like adaware still provide an additional benefit, or does modern antivirus/firewall software solve this problem?
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blackhole exploit kit - Linux Server Script

It has come to our attention when scanning some of our hosted server websites that they have been infected with Blackhole Exploit Kit (top dollar hacking program - http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/exploring-the-blackhole-exploit-kit/) Can someone…
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AVG offline install

Is it possible to install AVG antivirus (the free version) offline? If so where would I go on their site to download that?
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Confluence - Looking for user experiences running AntiVirus to Scan Attachments

We're exploring confluence server configurations and want to use AV software to scan attachments. I'm looking for advice/experience in setting up AV software for that purpose. Example questions I have.... What is your confluence setup? single…
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McAfee VirusScan Enterprise is not retaining Access Protection Rules

McAfee VirusScan is not retaining settings that are specified in the client for more than roughly five minutes, for example, I have enabled prevent mass mailing worm but after a short time has passed and the interface is reopened, the settings are…
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Do we need both Eset and SuperAntiSpyware?

Our company had a bad virus experience several years ago. Probably as a result, every pc has Eset Nod & SuperAntiSpyware installed. I think this is excessive and that Eset should allow sufficient protection by itself. Is there any good reason to…
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Run antivirus as cron job on a particular set of folders

How can I run an antivirus s/w as a cron job to check for virus on a particular set of folders on my server(Apache, Drupal) where I store the files retrieved from users? Any ideas?
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Determine if user has hotfix # 981889 installed?

I want to know if a particular computer has MS HotFix #981889 installed. To do that I check file versions. This page lists file versions that the hotfix deals with. However, I cannot figure out: Do the file versions correspond with the version the…
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Windows Server 2008 unresponsive due to possible conflict with ESET antivirus

I have an install of Windows Server 2008 R2 that keeps becoming unresponsive quite regularly. Event logs don't seem to pinpoint any service in particular that could be causing this. The server is running ESET Server Security and there seems to be an…
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ClamAV or commerical product for mail server on CentOS 5

I have a centos5 mail server with over 500 email accounts on it currently running ClamAV for antivirus. It works well but I was wondering if there is anything that would work better?
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How does antivirus work on a Remote Desktop Services server?

We're rolling out a new Remote Desktop Services server and have decided that it's probably time to install antivirus software on it; while we wait for our vendor/supplier to tell us about the licensing options, can anyone explain how various AV…
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Best way to force Antivirus scan on removable drive

Is there any way to force antivirus to scan USB once plugged, either in Symantec or Mcafee.
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Antivirus or an internet security suite

We have about 20 laptops running Windows Vista or 7 and we're looking for a new antivirus solution. We're obviously looking for the lightest sufficient solution. Several vendors seem to sell an antivirus product and an internet security suite (or…
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Virtual Machine Antivirus

We're starting to ramp up our Virtual Machine operations and are increasingly running more and more Windows guests. As far as I can tell traditional antivirus programs are not a scalable solution for large deployments because of the load they put…
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