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Subject Author Date 2k3 standard x64 Christopher Brandsdal 05-07-2006  Re: 2k3 standard x64 Roger Abell [MV... 05-08-2006  Re: 2k3 standard x64 Christopher Bra... 05-08-2006  Re: 2k3 standard x64 Roger Abell [MV... 05-08-2006  Re: 2k3 standard x64 Christopher Bra... 05-08-2006  Re: 2k3 standard x64 Roger Abell [MV... 05-09-2006

Posted by Christopher Brandsdal on May 7, 2006, 2:53 pm Please log in for more thread options Hi! I'm setting up a new windows 2003 standard edition x64 as a webserver tomorrow. The server is not in network with other servers or computers. What kind of antivirus software should I use? What is there to choose of in x64? Have looked at Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.0, but it looks like it is for a bunch of client-computers... Best regards, Christopher Brandsdal Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on May 8, 2006, 12:40 am Please log in for more thread options show/hide quoted text > Hi! > I'm setting up a new windows 2003 standard edition x64 as a webserver > tomorrow. > The server is not in network with other servers or computers. > What kind of antivirus software should I use? > What is there to choose of in x64? > Have looked at Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.0, but it looks > like it is for a bunch of client-computers... > Best regards, > Christopher Brandsdal You may have good reason, but I am curious, why do you feel that you need to lug a server down with anti-virus? It is not as if it would be used as a fileserver, and AV does have a way of hurting performance, so what is cause of the preceived need? Consider, if the server is used as a server (i.e. no IE/OE) and content is only promoted in controlled fashion from known clean machines, how could it get a virus ? Posted by Christopher Brandsdal on May 8, 2006, 9:11 am Please log in for more thread options Totally agree with you, Roger. But the thing is that it's used as a commercial server with about 300 FTP users. That's why I think i should use AV. Installed Norton Antivirus now.. Sad to know of the perfermence-loss, but what to do about that? I think with that many usesers able to upload files to the server, I need to have AV.. Or am I just way out? hehe show/hide quoted text >> Hi! >> I'm setting up a new windows 2003 standard edition x64 as a webserver >> tomorrow. >> The server is not in network with other servers or computers. >> What kind of antivirus software should I use? >> What is there to choose of in x64? >> Have looked at Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.0, but it looks >> like it is for a bunch of client-computers... >> Best regards, >> Christopher Brandsdal > You may have good reason, but I am curious, why do you feel > that you need to lug a server down with anti-virus? It is not as > if it would be used as a fileserver, and AV does have a way of > hurting performance, so what is cause of the preceived need? > Consider, if the server is used as a server (i.e. no IE/OE) and > content is only promoted in controlled fashion from known > clean machines, how could it get a virus ? > Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on May 8, 2006, 11:45 am Please log in for more thread options I see, as I was thinking of a corp webserver, rather than of a webhosting hosting server. The protection, since in theory the authors of webs should only be able to cause execution by the backside accounts of their web, any damage from the upload of an infected file would be limited to harm visited upon the browsing public of their webs or storage/processes write accessible to/by their backside accounts. show/hide quoted text > Totally agree with you, Roger. > But the thing is that it's used as a commercial server with about 300 FTP > users. That's why I think i should use AV. > Installed Norton Antivirus now.. Sad to know of the perfermence-loss, but > what to do about that? I think with that many usesers able to upload files > to the server, I need to have AV.. Or am I just way out? hehe >>> Hi! >>> I'm setting up a new windows 2003 standard edition x64 as a webserver >>> tomorrow. >>> The server is not in network with other servers or computers. >>> What kind of antivirus software should I use? >>> What is there to choose of in x64? >>> Have looked at Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.0, but it looks >>> like it is for a bunch of client-computers... >>> Best regards, >>> Christopher Brandsdal >> You may have good reason, but I am curious, why do you feel >> that you need to lug a server down with anti-virus? It is not as >> if it would be used as a fileserver, and AV does have a way of >> hurting performance, so what is cause of the preceived need? >> Consider, if the server is used as a server (i.e. no IE/OE) and >> content is only promoted in controlled fashion from known >> clean machines, how could it get a virus ? > Posted by Christopher Brandsdal on May 8, 2006, 2:03 pm Please log in for more thread options True, Roger. Thanks for "opening my eyes" :-) show/hide quoted text >I see, as I was thinking of a corp webserver, rather than of > a webhosting hosting server. The protection, since in theory > the authors of webs should only be able to cause execution > by the backside accounts of their web, any damage from the > upload of an infected file would be limited to harm visited upon > the browsing public of their webs or storage/processes write > accessible to/by their backside accounts. >> Totally agree with you, Roger. >> But the thing is that it's used as a commercial server with about 300 FTP >> users. That's why I think i should use AV. >> Installed Norton Antivirus now.. Sad to know of the perfermence-loss, but >> what to do about that? I think with that many usesers able to upload >> files to the server, I need to have AV.. Or am I just way out? hehe >>>> Hi! >>>> I'm setting up a new windows 2003 standard edition x64 as a webserver >>>> tomorrow. >>>> The server is not in network with other servers or computers. >>>> What kind of antivirus software should I use? >>>> What is there to choose of in x64? >>>> Have looked at Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.0, but it looks >>>> like it is for a bunch of client-computers... >>>> Best regards, >>>> Christopher Brandsdal >>> You may have good reason, but I am curious, why do you feel >>> that you need to lug a server down with anti-virus? It is not as >>> if it would be used as a fileserver, and AV does have a way of >>> hurting performance, so what is cause of the preceived need? >>> Consider, if the server is used as a server (i.e. no IE/OE) and >>> content is only promoted in controlled fashion from known >>> clean machines, how could it get a virus ? > Similar Threads Posted How to allow standard user to install an application August 18, 2005, 6:51 am Extend certificate validity time on Windows Standard CA November 14, 2008, 4:08 am A Standard windows server 2003 security question July 27, 2009, 1:06 pm Windows 2003 Standard Edition & Microsoft.XMLHTTP Question September 30, 2006, 10:25 pm SCEP - Network Device Enrollment Service on Windows 2008 Standard March 31, 2008, 10:32 am Issuing of server/client authentication certs from an Ent. CA running on W2k3 Standard Edition May 14, 2007, 2:43 am Windows 2008 Standard : make a group a member of a group not possible ? September 25, 2009, 10:47 am