Re: virus scanning exchange db's
From: susan (smcrey_at_mindspring.com)
Date: 06/08/04
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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:47:04 -0500
I use CA's etrust antivirus version 7 (not my choice and i have been a very
unhappy user of this product). I have emailed them for comment on your
suggestion and instruction for "manual scan" as you state.
Will post the result of this inquiry.
Thank you SO much! I feel like i'm in a nightmare and if i can fix this
problem i'll be most grateful to all who have helped.
"Les Connor [SBS MVP]" <les.connor@DEL.cfive.ca> wrote in message
news:Od$yP8XTEHA.332@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> You don't want to scan databases (such as exchange) with file space
scanner.
> Example, Officescan. But any decent exchange A/V product will do a manual
> scan of your exchange databases, safely.
>
> For example, if you were to install the Scanmail component of C/S/M suite
> into an existing Exchange environment, you would have real time scanning
in
> effect from that point on, but your existing mail stores would not be
> scanned unless you did a manual scan.
>
> --
> Les Connor [SBS MVP]
> -------------------------------------
> SBS Rocks !
>
>
>
> "susan" <smcrey@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:uBweBfXTEHA.2128@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Thank you Maggie!
> >
> > When you say "manual scanning" of the Exchange Store, do you mean shut
> down
> > the services and scan the mdb's? I actually have been under the
impression
> > that process would chew them up... if you can, could you clarify?
> >
> > IMF will definitely be an option for me as our eTrust antivirus program
> will
> > NOT delete the email -- only remove the attachment.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Maggie Tzeng" <maggie_tzeng@trendmicro.com> wrote in message
> > news:1962a01c44d34$fd1115d0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > > If you have email antivirus software installed on the
> > > Exchange server, then you might want to run a manual
> > > scanning of the Exchange Store to see if that's where the
> > > virus resides. And normally the AV software gives an
> > > option to completely delete the message from delivery to
> > > the end user. Sometime this could be a separate
> > > configuration, such as in ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange
> > > from Trend Micro, the option is under Intelligent Message
> > > Filter.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Maggie
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >thank you!
> > > >i've scanned every single desktop and laptop in safe mode
> > > even. had one
> > > >reported instance in our remote office a few weeks ago
> > > and cleaned it up.
> > > >otherwise, as hard as i try -- i can't find any more.
> > > >
> > > >will using the new IMF allow me to dump these emails so
> > > the users will not
> > > >get them in their inbox?
> > > >
> > > >i must stop them from being delivered!!!
> > > >
> > > >"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]"
> > > <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
> > > >wrote in message
> > > news:Ok3BJRaSEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > >> Don't scan the database as you will corrupt it and
> > > those notifications
> > > >> are normally bogus as viruses now spoof emails all the
> > > time.
> > > >>
> > > >> If you are scanning your drives [not Exchange] and
> > > workstations, you are
> > > >> fine.
> > > >>
> > > >> susan wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > if i suspect, due to an error in virus software
> > > configuration that
> > > >> > unfortunately went unnoticed for 3 days, that we have
> > > a virus, can I
> > > >virus
> > > >> > scan exchange databases?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > i have scanned the server itself -- with the exchange
> > > db's excluded from
> > > >the
> > > >> > scan per advisory from ms and etrust antivirus
> > > reports no virus'es,
> > > >worms,
> > > >> > trojans detected. BUT, i suspect we do have a
> > > problem. users get odd
> > > >emails
> > > >> > with avscan reports saying a virus was detected and
> > > removed (netsky and
> > > >> > beagle).... these often come from other users on the
> > > network !!
> > > >sometimes
> > > >> > those users are not even REAL users.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > i need to stop this problem. anyone have any
> > > suggestion for me? i'm very
> > > >> > concerned we're a mess.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >.
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>
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