full-disclosure - Re: Anti virus installations on Windows servers

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:29:28 -0400
From: T Biehn <tbiehn@...il.com>
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Anti virus installations on Windows servers

VK
What do you suggest to use on a server that must accept uploads of
binaries from users?
Should these binaries be scanned by an anti-virus? Can we trust that
end users have competent Anti-Virus?
We aren't worried about the server being susceptible to viruses, we're
concerned about the users who could fall anywhere in proficiency
range. This scenario is equally applicable across any OS.
Because of the relative infancy of non-windows-based anti-virus
software would it be advisable to host a windows virtual machine that
shares a 'virtual disk' that is monitored by a robust a/v software to
use to host the binaries? Which antivirus software would you
recommend?
The easy out is to say "I don't need a/v and nobody does" perhaps you
might want to put a little more thought into your answers before you
hit send.

The A/V is there as a contingency. There are holes in every system.
A/V isn't good, but it's good to have a contingency plan of some sort
rather than none at all.
This, however, is not the point of the XKCD cartoon, the XKCD is
saying that you shouldn't have a contingency plan for something that
ISN'T A CONTINGENCY.
On a general purpose OS, especially a desktop, insane surface exists,
no matter what protection you've put in. There's a contingency to plan
for... I believe this was the nature of the request.

-Travis

_______________________________________________
Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html
Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/