My WHS doesn't have an ai-virus s/w. Is it safe to have my friend upload data and photo to my share folder? If his data have infected virus, will it spread to other folders?

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   Is it safe to have my friend upload data and photo to my share folder? If his data have infected virus, will it spread to other folders?

  
  It's possible.  The general consensus is if you allow Remote Access to your server, you should have a WHS-compatible A/V installed on it.

  • Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Sunday, April 5, 2009 7:45 PM
  • Marked as answer by Lara JonesModerator Monday, May 4, 2009 7:37 PM

  Sunday, April 5, 2009 3:10 AM

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  To join in / follow this up - which A/Vs  are WHS compatible - e.g. I use AVG - is that do you know please?
  (I don't have an AV on my WHS set up.)
  
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  Sunday, April 5, 2009 5:26 PM
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  To join in / follow this up - which A/Vs  are WHS compatible - e.g. I use AVG - is that do you know please?
  (I don't have an AV on my WHS set up.)
  
  Mel

  
  There are only a couple:  avast! and F-Secure (I use avast!).  Also, the HP MSS come with McAfee, but I don't know if you can purchase the WHS version of McAfee separately if you built your own server.

  Sunday, April 5, 2009 5:44 PM

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  Thank you for the answer. It seems that an anti-virus s/w is mandatory if we want to share with friends and family.
  Originally, when I built my WHS, the goal is to share with friends, family and relatives easily but now I have to think about viruses may be infected other personal data.
   
  

  Sunday, April 5, 2009 6:03 PM
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  There are only a couple:  avast! and F-Secure (I use avast!).  Also, the HP MSS come with McAfee, but I don't know if you can purchase the WHS version of McAfee separately if you built your own server.

  
  Thanks - Does Avast (free) home work or do you need the "Server" edition please?
  
  OOPS - just found WHS version exists.
  
  Mel

  Sunday, April 5, 2009 9:55 PM