[Technical] RE: [Moodle] OT - Help Please - Anti-Virus Software recommendations?

[Ngo, Ben B]

I thought Symantec Antivirus was recommended by the Department of Education?
 
We're using Symantec Antivirus on one of our Microsoft servers (Microsoft Windows 2003) updates to the latest Antivirus definitions and it passes all the updates down to all our Novell servers (Novell 6 & 6.5). And from the Novell servers it updates down the Tree to every XP workstation in the school.
I don't know much about VET and we chose Symantec because it's free from DET.
 
 
Ben Ngo
TSP Co-ordinating Technician
South Gippsland Region
PH: 0403 014 008
 
 
 

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From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Con Zymaris
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Subject: Re: [Moodle] OT - Help Please - Anti-Virus Software recommendations?



On Thu, Jul 27, 2006 at 11:59:31AM +1000, Keith Richardson wrote:
> Please forgive cross-posts.
> Hello everyone.
> We have an anti-virus software crisis and I would appreciate any advice
> possible.
> We have been using VET but they are forcing a change on us that is not
> compatible so we need to look elsewhere.
> Here is the QUESTION posed by my technician:
>
> "Anti virus question to those members of the group that have Novell file
> servers with XP workstations.
>  What antivirus solution do you have in place with server based updates?
>  How efficient is this?
>  Does it affect network performance, if not what speed does network run
> at?
>  Any recomendations for a low grade network?


Keith,

Before you make a decision, trial ClamAV and ClamWin.

You can use Clam on many servers as a server-based AV, scanning incoming
mail etc:

 http://www.clamav.net/

You can use Clam Win on all your Windows PCs, including XP:

 http://www.clamwin.com/

 Features:

  - High detection rates for viruses and spyware;
  - Scanning Scheduler;
  - Automatic downloads of regularly updated Virus Database.
  - Standalone virus scanner and right-click menu integration to Microsoft
    Windows Explorer;
  - Addin to Microsoft Outlook to remove virus-infected attachments
    automatically.

Clam AV and Clam Win are both free and open source.

Cheers,

Con Zymaris

- CEO, Cybersource Pty. Ltd.
- Director, Open Source Industry Australia, Limited.
- Convenor, Open Source Victoria (A Government-funded industry cluster.)

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