Re: Spy Bot on SBS.

From: Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP] (kweilbacMVP_at_gte.net)
Date: 02/23/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:16:38 -0500

Sorry ... I hit "send" before I realized that I had not included the fact
that "yes" I have run both Spybot and Lavasoft's Adaware on SBS2000 servers
in the past.

I just installed and ran Adaware on an SBS2003 server just fine. But after
installing Spybot on an SBS2003 server, it generated an application error in
the event log when I tried to run it. I don't have time tonight to determine
"why" it failed.

My comments about not using the server as a workstation were intended more
for the "global" audience and SBS newbies who think using the server as a
workstation is acceptable. Certainly, there will be cases, as you have
indicated, where you have taken over a system and don't know it's current
status. I apologize if my response sounded condescending. 

-- 
Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
"The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
"ntwrk admn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:14ba901c3f9b6$a0868380$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Have you ever gone to Norton to download a file and get a
> pop-up? Download a print driver, how about checking your
> mail through IMAPI and get a pop-up. How about mis-type
> Microsoft and see where it brings you. I don't care to NOT
> use the functionality of the browser to do my daily work
> and with todays technology people are clever - so as an
> extra precaution I thought I'd run SpyBot if it helps
> remove anything that may have found it's way on my server
> while working. I monitor every port and know whats
> connected, but I've had great success with SpyBot on
> workstations and just thought I'd see if anyone has used
> it on SBS. Something else, I get new clients all the time
> that I don't know the history of the server, who went
> where and so on, it would be nice to run Spy Bot in this
> case.

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