Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:00:19 +0100 From: Daniel Bye <freebsd-questions@slightlystrange.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: On-access AV scanning Message-ID: <20120727110019.GB4834@catflap.slightlystrange.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207271249160.20428@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <20120727104308.GA4834@catflap.slightlystrange.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207271249160.20428@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 12:51:04PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> >Are there any current options available to support on-access antivirus
> >scanning on FreeBSD?
> >
> FreeBSD doesn't need this as there are no viruses on that system.
Well, thanks.
>=20
> >And yes, I know that neither FreeBSD nor Solaris are renowned for their
> >sickly vulnerability to viruses, but we operate in a mixed environment, =
with
> >a lot of Windows machines and ZFS file systems exported by SMB/CIFS, so =
we
> >need the AV to ensure any viruses are stopped before they infect a
> >susceptible machine. It seems a small price to pay to finally get a dec=
ent
> >workstation!
> No idea - YOU will not spread wiruses, and viruses from other
> winstations will not affect you.
>=20
> so just install antivirus software on winstations.
>=20
> Or finally educate users as it is really simple to avoid viruses
> even with windows
I refer you to the part where I specifically talk about our corporate IT
policy. All desktops/workstations (that is, all of them, every single one),
must have AV software running on them. There will be no exceptions, on pain
of dismissal. I don't want to lose my job, because you said I didn't need AV
software.
--=20
Daniel Bye
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