[windows2000] Re: VIRUS WARNING
- From: "Sullivan, Glenn" <GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 13:17:01 -0400
No one said every file name... I block a range of extensions, but my users
need to share Word and Excel documents, so I have to mitigate those risks
via other means.
But agree to disagree sounds like a good idea. ;-)
I would be interested in the user settings you mention. I have about as
"locked down" environment as I can, but it is always good to compare
notes...
Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
David Clark Company Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: SewardAdmin [mailto:mwm@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 12:54 PM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: VIRUS WARNING
Jim
Quote: By not doing blocking, Mike you are a disaster waiting to happen.
We'll agree to disagree! (smiles... in a nice tone of voice!)
By blocking every filename - that appears to (a problem) - only adds to your
problem as filenames and extensions grow! However, by tuning the
workstations "user-settings" - as Systems Managers do - (I hope) - (using
Win2K) - it is almost impossible for our users to infect themselves. And
that includes, boot records, shared files etc.
That is why - we have never have had a virus related problem for the last 9
years! IOHO -(In our humble opinion) - Controlling the user and his
workstation - (who logs on the server) - is the key to a fast and secured
network!
Regards
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Kenzig" <jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 7:09 AM
Subject: [windows2000] Re: VIRUS WARNING
>
> And the whole point of my warning was that your AV program is only as good
> as the update. I don't care what program you have...if we were NOT
blocking
> Pifs via Trend emanager and hadn't done our daily update yet we surely
would
> of been infected.
> By not doing blocking, Mike you are a disaster waiting to happen.
>
> The joe average user who doesn't do av updates daily is going to be
infected
> because sure enough if it says it is coming from MS they are going to
click
> on it. I would'nt of gotten it 4 times already today if that were not the
> case.
>
> Just by not updating in a day I could of been infected but knew enough not
> to click on it because MS never sends attachments unsolicited. I sent the
> alert from Vexira because none of the other AV vendors had one up yet. Not
> every vendor is going to be on top of every virus so relying heavily on
one
> or another is going to get you in trouble. That is why I get alerts from
> all of them.
>
> JK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of SewardAdmin
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 10:58 AM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: VIRUS WARNING
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> We haven't either - as far as pif files goes - because according to my
> records, all pif's recieved thus far - have been virus related - and
> therefore have been automatically deleted by Nav... However, as I stated
> earlier - we (our organization) - has enough to worry about, than which
> filename is good or bad, whereby any filename of any extension - could
> contain a virus!
>
> There's more to protection than AV software and deleting unwanted files.
> But that's for another time of discussion!
>
> Regards
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Costanzo, Ray" <rcostanzo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 6:41 AM
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: VIRUS WARNING
>
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