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    • IRJI
      IRJ
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      You should always have AV. Proper configuration is the key. You dont want to hurt performance. In most cases, vendors have what exclusions should be set as they deal with this all that.

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      • IRJI
        IRJ
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        Doing it after deployment is more tricky. You should probably reach out to the vendor first and see if there are any exclusions you need to make.

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        • RojoLocoR
          RojoLoco @IRJ
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          @irj said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

          You should always have AV. Proper configuration is the key. You dont want to hurt performance. In most cases, vendors have what exclusions should be set as they deal with this all that.

          I really like that Webroot has built in templates for creating profiles... their server profile was 95% of what we needed, just a couple of tweaks and it works a charm.

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          • IRJI
            IRJ @RojoLoco
            last edited by

            @rojoloco said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

            @irj said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

            You should always have AV. Proper configuration is the key. You dont want to hurt performance. In most cases, vendors have what exclusions should be set as they deal with this all that.

            I really like that Webroot has built in templates for creating profiles... their server profile was 95% of what we needed, just a couple of tweaks and it works a charm.

            I never got a chance to use their product at any of my employers 😕

            It has been my AV at home for awhile though 🙂

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            • RojoLocoR
              RojoLoco @IRJ
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              @irj said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

              @rojoloco said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

              @irj said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

              You should always have AV. Proper configuration is the key. You dont want to hurt performance. In most cases, vendors have what exclusions should be set as they deal with this all that.

              I really like that Webroot has built in templates for creating profiles... their server profile was 95% of what we needed, just a couple of tweaks and it works a charm.

              I never got a chance to use their product at any of my employers 😕

              It has been my AV at home for awhile though 🙂

              I've been 100% satisfied with their product and support. I use it at home too.

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              • black3dynamiteB
                black3dynamite
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                Windows Server 2016 comes Windows Defender Antivirus
                https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-on-windows-server-2016

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                • IRJI
                  IRJ @black3dynamite
                  last edited by

                  @black3dynamite said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                  Windows Server 2016 comes Windows Defender Antivirus
                  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-on-windows-server-2016

                  We've done lab tests with Defender and without ATP, it isn't great. With ATP, it is really solid.

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                  • dafyreD
                    dafyre
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                    We are soon switching to Bitdefender for all of our Non-2016 servers. For our 2016 systems, we're just using the Windows Defender.

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                    • NerdyDadN
                      NerdyDad @black3dynamite
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                      @black3dynamite said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                      Windows Server 2016 comes Windows Defender Antivirus
                      https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-on-windows-server-2016

                      And then I install the real antivirus onto the server.

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                      • IRJI
                        IRJ @NerdyDad
                        last edited by

                        @nerdydad said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                        @black3dynamite said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                        Windows Server 2016 comes Windows Defender Antivirus
                        https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-on-windows-server-2016

                        And then I install the real antivirus onto the server.

                        Their ATP offering is really solid. Mainly because it isn't made by Microsoft 🙂

                        I forget who they bought it from, but our MS sales reps were telling us that they bought a complete product.

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                        • Emad RE
                          Emad R @NerdyDad
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                          @nerdydad said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                          @black3dynamite said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                          Windows Server 2016 comes Windows Defender Antivirus
                          https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-on-windows-server-2016

                          And then I install the real antivirus onto the server.

                          @dafyre

                          But does Windows server allow you to install AV on the server with Defender ? feels like it this day an age it will penalize any 3rd party software.

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                          • dafyreD
                            dafyre @Emad R
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                            @emad-r said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                            @nerdydad said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                            @black3dynamite said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                            Windows Server 2016 comes Windows Defender Antivirus
                            https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-on-windows-server-2016

                            And then I install the real antivirus onto the server.

                            @dafyre

                            But does Windows server allow you to install AV on the server with Defender ? feels like it this day an age it will penalize any 3rd party software.

                            I know some AV programs clash, but I don't know about Windows Defender. It's all I'm using at home and a few of my servers (Server 2016) at work.

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                            • thwrT
                              thwr @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                              Depends, if it is a Windows file server, I would generally like to have it. Other than that, I normally don't. We rarely run Windows on servers, so that generally solves the problem right there.

                              And in case of a Linux fileserver? I did that, not a big problem.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @thwr
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                                @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                Depends, if it is a Windows file server, I would generally like to have it. Other than that, I normally don't. We rarely run Windows on servers, so that generally solves the problem right there.

                                And in case of a Linux fileserver? I did that, not a big problem.

                                ClamAV if you feel the need 🙂

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                                • thwrT
                                  thwr @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                  @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                  Depends, if it is a Windows file server, I would generally like to have it. Other than that, I normally don't. We rarely run Windows on servers, so that generally solves the problem right there.

                                  And in case of a Linux fileserver? I did that, not a big problem.

                                  ClamAV if you feel the need 🙂

                                  Yeah, I know, but would you do it?

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @thwr
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                                    @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                    @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                    Depends, if it is a Windows file server, I would generally like to have it. Other than that, I normally don't. We rarely run Windows on servers, so that generally solves the problem right there.

                                    And in case of a Linux fileserver? I did that, not a big problem.

                                    ClamAV if you feel the need 🙂

                                    Yeah, I know, but would you do it?

                                    Not normally, the end points do it already.

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                                    • thwrT
                                      thwr @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                      @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                      @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                      Depends, if it is a Windows file server, I would generally like to have it. Other than that, I normally don't. We rarely run Windows on servers, so that generally solves the problem right there.

                                      And in case of a Linux fileserver? I did that, not a big problem.

                                      ClamAV if you feel the need 🙂

                                      Yeah, I know, but would you do it?

                                      Not normally, the end points do it already.

                                      But wouldn't that mean that you actually trust your endpoints? 😉

                                      /me takes cover

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @thwr
                                        last edited by

                                        @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                        @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                        @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                        Depends, if it is a Windows file server, I would generally like to have it. Other than that, I normally don't. We rarely run Windows on servers, so that generally solves the problem right there.

                                        And in case of a Linux fileserver? I did that, not a big problem.

                                        ClamAV if you feel the need 🙂

                                        Yeah, I know, but would you do it?

                                        Not normally, the end points do it already.

                                        But wouldn't that mean that you actually trust your endpoints? 😉

                                        /me takes cover

                                        I don't trust anyone using legacy file serving 😉

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @thwr
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                                          @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                          @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                          @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                          Depends, if it is a Windows file server, I would generally like to have it. Other than that, I normally don't. We rarely run Windows on servers, so that generally solves the problem right there.

                                          And in case of a Linux fileserver? I did that, not a big problem.

                                          ClamAV if you feel the need 🙂

                                          Yeah, I know, but would you do it?

                                          Not normally, the end points do it already.

                                          But wouldn't that mean that you actually trust your endpoints? 😉

                                          /me takes cover

                                          Or... maybe it is that I don't care, let the helpdesk deal with those issues 😉

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                                          • stacksofplatesS
                                            stacksofplates @thwr
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                                            @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                            @thwr said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in AntiVirus on Servers?:

                                            Depends, if it is a Windows file server, I would generally like to have it. Other than that, I normally don't. We rarely run Windows on servers, so that generally solves the problem right there.

                                            And in case of a Linux fileserver? I did that, not a big problem.

                                            ClamAV if you feel the need 🙂

                                            Yeah, I know, but would you do it?

                                            I think it's only useful if the server is hosting files that Windows clients will be using. If it's non-windows from file storage to clients then I don't think it will make much difference.

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