Re: Running Antivirus & Antispam on SmallBiz2000

It has been a while (almost a year) since I've dealt with AVG Server Edition
and AVG Pro, they may have improved since but at the time there were a
couple of items I don't like.

Updates often require reboot,
Updates require a user to be logged in
AVG were still promising a better central management.

Your ISP's news server may not carry the SBS2003 group. It may be possible
for you to request them to add it but it's a whole lot easier to access the
MS news server directly, news.microsoft.com


"Jimmy" <mccord@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:bUdNe.42804$084.22539@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> So Who all make good AV type products tailored for SBS 2003 Pro?
>
> I use AVG Free Edition on my home PC.
>
> What's the best deal on them? I have a SOHO under 10 users.
>
> I am new to the SBS world and have been reading the related threads.And
> while I'm adding to this thread. Someone keeps posting a message for SBS
> 2003 users to post under "microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs" I'm not
> finding that news group. Is my news reader broken? Where do SBS 2003 users
> read/post?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
> "Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]" <kweilbacMVP@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OHyGKwEpFHA.2904@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Yes, you need these things -- but not for the reasons you're looking at
> it.
>>
>> I strongly suggest that you run an antivirus software that's designed
>> specifically for SBS ... as it will provide real time scan of incoming
>> email. Trend and others also include both anti=spam and some anty-spyware
>> filtering as well.
>>
>> The key thing here is that since all email and all data come in thru your
>> server, you want to filter that stuff out soojner, rather than later.
> Also,
>> if you are only relying on the virus and spam protection on a
>> workstation,
>> what happens when someone brings in a laptop that does not have an up to
>> date virus software, connects to your network and spreads a virus or
>> worm?
>>
>> --
>> Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
>> "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
>>
>>
>> "Kashif" <kashif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OkO9IqApFHA.3084@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Is it worth running Antivirus & Antispam softwares on the SBS2000.
>> > Would
>> > it
>> > not slow things down and hog the processing time & bandwidth. If it is
>> > worth
>> > than what is the recommended software we can use. We have SBS2000 with
> ISA
>> > Server and Exchange Server in the same machine with two network
> interface
>> > cards (one for internal and one for external). Any advice will be much
>> > appreciated. Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>


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