Re: Anti-Virus on web facing servers??

["Joe Osborn" <joe () codejock com>]

Hey Dan,
They should absolutely be running Antivirus.  At the very least when an infected file is found, you should be 
quarantining the files.  You do not have to delete them.  Whether they are public facing or not, it should always be 
scanned.  That is just prudent.  Your situation is more obvious because they are accepting files via FTP.  If someone 
uploads a virus laden file and the directory has execute permissions or whatnot, you could have a real problem on your 
hands.

Joe Osborn
Codejock Software


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Dan Tesch" <dan.tesch () comcast net>
Reply-To: "Dan Tesch" <dan.tesch () comcast net>
Date:  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 09:32:50 -0500

> Hello, I just started with a company that has three
> web facing W2K servers running IIS & SQL.
>
> My question; they are patched and behind a firewall
> but have no Anti-Virus running - can I get some feedback
> on whether these boxes should be running AV??
>
> They are on a network at a COLO just by themselves
> ie: no desktops but get FTP uploads regularly for
> content.
>
> Thanks
>
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