Based on past IBM recommendations as well as previous threads on this list, we recommend to our clients that they not install AV on their universe servers, at least not in real-time mode. They need to find other ways to protect that server.
In particular, when clients ignore our advice and run the AV in real-time on the server, we have found that McAfee and Universe don't seem to play nice - data integrity problems, major performance hit, etc. Other AV products seem to be ok in terms of data integrity but also cause major performance hit. Gary Eppel Cerner Corp. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Scoggins Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:52 AM To: U2 Users (E-mail) Subject: [U2] [UV] Anti-virus recommendations for Universe on Windows? Unfortunately, we have just discovered that one of our UV servers (UV 10, W2K) has become infected with the Blaster worm. We have McAfee (formerly Network Associates) AV installed on all of our client PCs, but we haven't installed it on any of the UV servers because of conflicts between McAfee and Universe reported on this list and elsewhere. We suspect it was brought in on a visitors laptop, and we're trying to determine how it managed to get into a privileged part of the network, but that's really closing the barn door after the horse has escaped at this point. We now are considering installing McAfee AV on the Universe servers anyway in light of this event. Does anyone have any recommendations regarding how to eliminate the McAfee/UV conflict, or is there a better alternative - e.g. Symantec/Norton, AVG, F-Prot, etc? David Scoggins IT Analyst CornerStone Propane mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Cerner Corporation and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute inside or non-public information under international, federal, or state securities laws. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Cerner's corporate offices in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A at (+1) (816)221-1024. ---------------------------------------- -- ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
