Questions tagged [anti-virus]

Antivirus is software used to prevent, detect and remove malware.

Antivirus is software used to prevent, detect and remove malware.

Malware is defined as any software application which subverts the will of the legitimate owner of a computer, by means of force or subterfuge, with or without personal or monetary gain on the part of the creator. Some common malware types are viruses, adware, backdoors, malicious BHOs, dialers, hijackers, keyloggers, rootkits, spyware, trojan horses and worms.

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Are zipped EXE files harmless for Linux servers?

I ran a malware scanner on my site, and it marked a bunch of zipped EXE files as potential risk files (these files got uploaded by users). Since I'm able to uncompress the files on my Mac I assume these are real ZIP files and not just something like…
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Run antivirus software on linux DNS servers. Does it make sense?

During a recent audit we were requested to install antivirus software on our DNS servers that are running linux (bind9). The servers were not compromised during the penetration testing but this was one of the recommendations given. Usually linux…
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Do you run antivirus on your Windows servers?

Here's an argument that I've had at over a dozen companies: Should you install an antivirus client on your Windows servers? Obviously, you should not install AV on your SQL Server. I think there is also a general consensus that it doesn't belong on…
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How should I test Clam Anti-Virus?

I have setup a new email server and now I need to test that Clam Antivirus is scanning messages correctly. How should I do this in a safe and controlled way?
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What antivirus do you recommend for dev boxes

What antivirus would you recommend for computers used for windows development. Would you use an antivirus for these users? These users compile quite often and therefore read and write tons of files. If I deploy a slow performing antivirus, they will…
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How to prevent zero day attacks

Traditionally, all anti-virus programs and IPS systems work using signature-based techniques. However, this doesn't help much to prevent zero-day attacks. Therefore, what can be done to prevent zero-day attacks?
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Install an antivirus on a web server, is this a good idea?

I just got a dedicated server with Windows 2008 Standard Edition and am trying to do the necessary configuration to run my web app on it. Was wondering, is it a good idea to install an antivirus on the web server? In the app, users can't upload any…
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Where are windows 10 defender offline scan logs/results?

I can't find any events or log files, are there such records somewhere or WD reports only if it finds something? Windows 10 pro, drive is encrypted with bitlocker (might affects somehow?)
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Does Linux really need Anti-Virus (other than hosted file scanning)

A large company is doing a review of our software before they will use the web software built by our start-up company. We are using Linux to host, which is properly secured and hardened. The regulation of the security reviewer is that all computers…
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What is the best enterprise virus-scanning system?

What enterprise virus-scanning systems do you recommend?
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Anti virus For Linux

Over last year we have tried to deploy antivirus software on production linux servers. In most cases after a few weeks under month end loads applications start running slow, or do not work as it should. I have always questioned to reason for having…
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Updating Malware cleaning skills

I have seen some sites offering 'Malware University', training classes on getting rid of malware. Do you think that updating your malware removal skills (or arsenal) is necessary from time to time? How do you become more effective at dealing with…
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How to configure "On-Access Anti-Virus" for a faster boot?

I am in the process of trying to optimize the boot process of our 700 Windows XP workstations, we regularly have complaints about the start-up and login times on site workstations. Looking at this in two parts, part one using BootVis to monitor and…
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What virus scanner on a Linux fileserver?

We have an Ubuntu file server in a small network that is serving about 8 Windows clients. First, is it necessary to have a virus scanner on the server, or just rely on the clients (currently using AVG)? If it is best to have virus scanning on the…
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Free Windows server anti-virus and firewall programs?

What are some free Windows server anti-virus and firewall programs that can be installed at Windows Server 2003? The primary services of my server is to host PHP websites and a few VB.NET socket servers.
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