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setting up dedicated server - how about virus protection?

hiobhiob vienna, Austria
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i want to run gsa on its own dedicated server (well, its not a server, its a small win7 pc @home). should i use any sort of virus-protection? -or can i achive security with a proper firewall setup? up until now i used gsa on my private pc & it has norton antivirus on...

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  • SvenSven www.GSA-Online.de
    no anti virus program is required here as basically no infection can happen as SER does not execute any javascript.
  • gsa8mycowsgsa8mycows forum.gsa-online.de/profile/11343/gsa8mycows
    No, don't use antiviruses and don't download every crap on your desktops please.

    Maybe run malware bytes every few months if something goes wrong, it saved my pc a few times.
  • hiobhiob vienna, Austria
    Thanks guys, just to be sure - do you block all other ports, which gsa does not use, or simply install win7 & gsa and never bother again?
  • gsa8mycowsgsa8mycows forum.gsa-online.de/profile/11343/gsa8mycows
    edited December 2015
    Just don't install anything you don't need on the workstation.

    Use something else for browsing. Eg, firefox.

    Use noscript, ublock origin and http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ in your hosts file and you likely won't catch viruses on the internatz.
  • AldenAlden
    - Dedicated server with firewall is pretty safe
    - Just don't download or install any untrusted programs or visit any untrusted websites on you dedicated server. So you don't need any anti virus software.
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