Re: anti virus

From: Steve (steve_at_nospamtnccreations.com)
Date: 03/21/05


Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:36:53 -0600

Thanks for the response, Matt...Norton's aggressiveness makes me a little
nervous, but I might end up going with that.

Steve

"Matt Gibson" <mattg@blueedgetech.ca> wrote in message
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Symantec Corp. We use this on all of our networks, and works perfectly.

Matt Gibson - GSEC

"Steve" <steve@nospamtnccreations.com> wrote in message
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> Hello:
>
> I apologize if this is the wrong group to post something like this, but I
> am
> looking for some advice.
>
> We have a Windows 2000 Server, hosting a relatively small number of web
> sites. For several years, we have been running anti-virus software from a
> well known and popular company, without any issues. Recently we downloaded
> an update, and it created a significant memory leak, virtually bringing
> the
> server to a standstill. (Software is not Norton or McAfee, both of whom
> have
> had documented problems similar to this.) When we contacted their support
> area, we were informed that the software is not compatible with Windows 2K
> Server. We've looked at AVG's version for networks, which apprarently
> supports Windows 2000 server, however, we found some reviews indicating
> that
> it can create problems with the DNS servers. Since we are doing our own
> DNS,
> we would prefer not to run any risks in this area.
>
> So I guess my question is, does anyone have any recommendations regarding
> anti-virus software for Windows 2K Server?
>
> Steve
>
>



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