Re: Should webservers, eg. IIS 6 have anti--virus installed on them?

From: Michael Silk (michaelslists_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/19/05

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To: jkowall <jkowall@gmail.com>

    That is until a flaw is discovered in your av software and a file is
    uploaded to your webserver which exploits it.

    personally, I wouldn't be running an av unmonitored on a server like that.

    On 7/19/05, jkowall <jkowall@gmail.com> wrote:
    > I would have it scan non web pages, such as .doc .exe .com, etc. I
    > have a full extension list we use on our IIS servers. This prevents
    > execution of malicious code. Its a good idea to AV them, as they are
    > a common entry attack vector into your environment.

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