Re: Moved & Deleted Files

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:44:51 -0700

Note that you said
> . . . the shared server for which no one
> has access except the administrator (me).
which is rather much a contradiction.

If the users write up infected files to the share,
then much of what you have reported could be
behavior of the server-installed AV product
(for files at least, not the folders).

Are the client machines covered by AV with
up-to-date signature definitions? 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"mugs" <mugs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:82978552-AC0D-436B-8F53-A9BDE8DD775F@microsoft.com...
> From last 2 days we are facing a the problem of files and folders either
> being moved or deleted from the shared drive. We have a Windows NT network
> with users on either Win2000 or WinXP. Some of the folders and files were
> moved from their original location and some folders/files were deleted. I
> could not find the deleted files/folders in the recycle bin of the shared
> server for which no one has access except the administrator (me). During
the
> day everything seems to be fine. I am normally the last person to leave
the
> office after taking backups. Next day morning, the users are reporting
this
> problem.
>
> Is there a way I could find out if these things are being done
deliberately.
> Or is this some kind of virus problem. We use Norton Antivirus with live
> update. Can anyone suggest any solution to secure these files.

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