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Conference powdml::pc_security

Title:PERSONAL COMPUTER SECURITY
Notice:SWEEP servers Note 5; more info on www-is-security.mso.dec.com
Moderator:BSS::BOREN
Created:Wed Jan 02 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:504
Total number of notes:2905

501.0. "Scanning PST files ?" by COPCLU::dhcp118.dmo.dec.com::larsen_b () Wed May 14 1997 09:56

Can somebody tell me if there is a virus scanning tool that can scan and 
clean PST files ?
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501.1KAOFS::trp147.tro.dec.com::achanArthur Chan @TROWed May 14 1997 14:5813
Hi,

Unfortunately no.  Most of the AV software vendors are in the 
process of creating AV scanners for Exchange.  There are a few 
products on the market but most of them are beta releases.  

The Virus Core Team is currently looking into these Exchange 
scanners.

Regards,
Arthur
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501.2TARKIN::LINBill LinWed May 14 1997 16:2110
    re: .1 by KAOFS::trp147.tro.dec.com::achan
    
    Good!  My own opinion is that Exchange is one of the most serious
    security hazards we have ever faced, and we have no good way to combat
    the problem at the enterprise level, i.e. stopping the spread of
    infected files right on the server.
    
    Cheers,
    
    /Bill