On 1 Jun 2005 15:22:56 -0700, tink mumbled:
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>
> You could look at putting in place a grunty server with
> squid, dansguardian and the clam-av patch for dans-
> guardian (which should get rid of the nasty's). Not sure
> how much cheaper it's going to be since the grunt required
> of the box heavily depends on the size and usage of the
> network. Also note that (and that's not a flaw but a natural
> consequence of the setup) web-virii and spyware that come
> in via ssl connections won't be picked up by either concept,
> and you'll still need tools on the desktops, too.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Tink
>

Might also consider squid+privoxy+clamAV. This has the advantage of not
needing desktop-level tools, but the disadvantage of requiring regular
maintainence (adding new known spyware/malware 'signatures'), since I'm
not aware of anyone providing an ongoing, regularly updated list.

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