Re: WindowsXP - how can I stop viruses from running their own SMTP engine?
From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 03/29/04
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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 22:52:52 -0500
If you practice Safe Hex and have AV software installed then the problem is mitigated.
That's it !
Dave
"Glen Heaysman" <glenheaysman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Hi all,
|
| We're running Windows XP on about 350 desktops. We're very strict
| with our user permissions and group policies, etc. Users can't see
| C:\ drive, they can't install apps, they can't write the registry,
| they can't write to c:\windows, etc, etc.
|
| While we have a corporate firewall in place and desktop anti-virus
| scanners as a security measure - how can I stop Windows XP from
| allowing a virus to run its own SMTP engine?
|
| I don't want to license, install and manage personal firewalls on each
| desktop PC but how else can I stop viruses from bring along thier own
| SMTP engine? Is there something in Group Policy?
|
| My fear is having a desktop PC where the anti-virus software has
| stopped running (for whatever reason) and a user opens email from a
| web-based mail provider. What's to stop the SMTP engine from loading
| and doing damage? The email isn't coming in through the firewall in
| this instance - it's just Port 80 traffic.
|
| Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
|
| Thanks,
| Glen
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