RE: [Full-Disclosure] (no subject) Why not?

["Richard Stevens" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it is of interest, GFI (www.gfi.com) mail & download security packages offer 
multiple virus engine scanning (NAI, kaspersky, bitdefender and something 
else), within one product. Not really that expensive, and sems to work well 
enough.
 
Regards
 
Richard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] (no subject) Why not?



        The Pentgon uses a solution that scan everything with multi-engines. We
        looked into getting it, but it is pretty costly.
        
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        Brad Griffin wrote:
        
        I am yet to come across a 'large' company or enterprise that uses
        separate brand av applications for desktop and server solutions. It
        makes economic and logistic sense to use one vendor for your av solution
        that is deployed at different levels (or layers if you prefer that
        terminology). About the only people I've seen use different antivirus
        products in one environment are home users or small businesses that
        misinterpret 'layers of defence' in an anti-virus context to mean
        'different brands of defence'. Considering that many major av co's
        products are cross platform nowadays, I doubt many companies will
        continue using separate brand products in a mixed OS environment for
        much longer either.
        
        Reply:
        
        The last two companies I have worked for, one a Fortune 500 company, the
        other a smallish science company, both use multiple products.
        
        One uses Symantec on the Windows servers and McAfee on the Windows
        workstations and Clam on the Linux servers and workstations.
        
        The other uses Clam on its Linux servers and Panda on its Windows
        servers and workstations.
        
        Of course, that hasn't completely stopped virus outbreaks, just because
        there's no way that new definitions can be rolled out quickly enough. As
        you might expect, Windows laptops were the main culprits. But I have
        seen Linux viruses and breakins as well as Windows hacks too. And please
        don't say that the IT wasn't doing its job. As long as you have an
        internet presence you are a target, and none of the products are 100%
        secure ... Cisco anyone?
        
        So there you go. My two Euros worth.
        
        Does anyone remember the AV scanner that came with MS-DOS6? Haha
        
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