Maybe I should be asking if there is worm scanning software out there
that has auto-up-dating worm defs. And maybe I should do my homework
and 2x check that Norton Anti Virus does scan and prevent worms from
infecting a computer.
Thanks
Mark W. Breneman
-Cold Fusion Developer
-Network Administrator
Vivid Media
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.vividmedia.com
608.270.9770
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 11:38 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Antivirus software on web server
> The question was brought up, that how would you ever know
> if your server was infected without some software scanning.
> My argument to that was if the server is correctly secured
> that should never be an issue, but, with new exploits being
> discovered each month the chances go up that the server
> could be compromised before the patch is applied.
If you're concerned about server exploits, a virus scanner probably
isn't
going to help you very much, if at all. You're much better off using a
host-based firewall to limit inbound and outbound traffic appropriately,
and
use something wherever possible to examine that traffic (stateful packet
inspection at your host-based firewall, or a web server input filter,
for
example).
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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