Re: Anti-Virus Software

**eejit** · 21st June 2005, 02:30 PM

I see a few people mentioned NAV taking up a lot of resources, and up to version 5 that was true. The last few versions of SAV sit happily and quietly on a machine doing their job. No more is there a default of a complete system scan on each bootup as there was with version 5

**Diello** · 21st June 2005, 02:32 PM

I use AVG Pro myself as it's low on resources and pretty good. We use Symantec Corp. here, and it does a pretty good job. NOD32 is a nice little up-and-comer, Sophos tends to get a bad press, but is no better or worse than most.

**StewartKnight** · 22nd June 2005, 10:19 AM

I agree with the comment about Sophos support, I've called them and they were very good.

I know how to hide the whole of the system tray, so that the icons can't be disabled, but that wouldn't tell me when a machine was infected!

I'd love to be able to hide VNC though, I remember doing it at another school ages ago, but I've forgotten; if anyone could remind me please......

Stewart Knight
Network Manager
Appleby Grammar School

**Dos_Box** · 22nd June 2005, 10:26 AM

I know how to hide the whole of the system tray, so that the icons can't be disabled, but that wouldn't tell me when a machine was infected!

Your Sophos server install should tell you! There's no need to go looking. It does sound like there are quite a few Sophos network installs not working quite as they should.

**mrtechsystems** · 22nd June 2005, 10:55 AM

Yeah I run Sophos excellent price from the Local Lea and we had a virus on the server and easy to disfection the virus I agree with what people are saying just need a little tweak

With reference to disabling Sophos What Version I run 5.0 also any checked the security persmisson with in sophos

Lee
Senior IT Tech/Network Manager