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AntiVirus and SQL

  • June 25, 2003 at 1:27 pm

    #65605

    Hi to all:

    I've read somewhere that there where problems with antivirus and sql server installed on the same box. Does anybody knows where can i read about this, and if it is true?

    thanks to all.

  • June 25, 2003 at 3:25 pm

    #463132

    MS have a KB article at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q309422

    Also, stealing a quote from Neil Pike....

    quote:

    > Is it a good or bad thing to be running any virus detection software on a

    > server running MS SQL Server 7 or 2000? Please give reasons why it is good

    > or bad if possible.

    Good - it protects you from viruses

    Bad - it affects performance

    Bad - if you don't exclude the SQL Server data files from the virus scanner

    there exists the possibility that SQL data/structures will "match" a virus

    signature and will be trashed by the scanners.

    Bad - if you don't exclude DB files then scans can take a LONG time and affect

    performance

    fwiw I now run AV software on ALL my servers, with appropriate exclusions so

    DB files aren't affected.


    Cheers,
    - Mark

  • June 25, 2003 at 3:34 pm

    #463135

    thanks!

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