Re: Managed Anti-virus on desktops

From: NeoSadist (neos@dist)
Date: 10/30/02 

From: "NeoSadist" <neos@dist>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 02:29:11 -0700

"Marlon Brown" <marlon_brownj@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OCrrPh9fCHA.2120@tkmsftngp10...
> Question 1)
> Recently Mcafee released a .dat that presented "an error message" on some
of
> my desktop machines.
> The recommended solution from Mcafee website is install the latest Mcafee
> scan engine on the desktop machines. That seems to be an incompatibility
> problem between old scan engine vs. recent dat file.
> I have about 2,000 Win2K Prof machines with VirusScan on my network.
>
> I have no SMS setup.
> What's the best way to update this anti-virus engine ? I tried to apply
some
> settings on the registry, but the registry settings for "Autoupgrade" were
> not able to actually enable the upgrade.
> Would you go to SMS as an effective tool to apply anti-virus engines
updates
> like this or would you recommend another Anti-virus product ?
>
>
> Question 2)
> I have my desktop AV updated for "update .dat three times/week". So far I
am
> satisfied with that, except for scan engine upgrade issue that hit me
> recently.
> Do you see big security advantages to spend $$$ and use AV management
> products such as Mcafee ePolicy Orch. or something like that ?
> In which environment would you recommend AV Management products ?
>
>
>
>

Get Norton's then.

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