I’ve noticed a disturbing trend over the past few months, more of my users are getting malware on their PC’s just by cruising the Internet. I have a proxy server, they can’t get to their Hotmail or other web email accounts. It’s really disturbing when users boot up in the morning to find a virus – the virus snuck in the day before & wasn’t detected. We’re using Symantec AV & the definitions are updated daily, automatically.
We have a proxy server & firewall, but only primitive, manual site blocking. I have to set up rules in the proxy to deny access to site names (*mail*) or IP addresses. I’m running a Netware 6.5 network with Border Manager 3.8. We’re moving to Microsoft sometime in the next year or so, though. (Not my choice or decision.)
I’ve looked around on the web & most of the stuff seems to deal with tracking web usage or stopping users from going to porn sites. Both are nice features & I’d like them, but my primary concern now is to stop the malware before it hits their PC’s & the network.
Does anyone have experience with devices that block malware? Something a little more proactive, configurable & for a corporate environment than manual runs with Ad Aware & Spybot?
I’ve found one promising candidate, FreeStone’s Content Keeper. Anyone have experience with it or a cousin?
Thanks – Jim
