Re: virus scanning by squid?

This would be great if we could do this! Mcafee's engine already runs
on Linux and other Unix's. I use it at work with a Samba server.

"Support" yammers:
> I think it is a very good idea to provide such a service.
>
> The way to do it may be to scan for virus if the file matches entries in a
> list. For example, if the file (or object) name is *.exe, scan the file
> after getting it. If a virus is found, send out a warning html page and
> let the user to choose whether to get the file or not.
>
> This service shall give the user one more reason to use the proxy.
>
> Regards
>
> Clement
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> ----------
> > From: Don Rolph <w-rolph@ds.mc.ti.com>
> > To: ron nash <nash@rohan.sdsu.edu>
> > Cc: squid-users@nlanr.net
> > Subject: Re: virus scanning by squid?
> > Date: Thursday, 13 February 1997 5:34
> >
> > Actually in my experience virus via the web occur only under these
> > conditions:
> >
> > 1) download of files to be stored locally
> > 2) invoking helper apps (primarily Microsofot office apps) which
> > support macro type viruses
> >
> > I have never seen an HTML page or gif/jpeg file which was a virus, and
> > cig scripts if the input is properly checked are of only modest risk.
> >
> > So what is the goal here, given the small number of issues, alomost all
> > of which are associated with nonstandard web pages?
> >
> > ron nash wrote:
> > >
> > > A constant problem with web sites are viruses. Is there a way
> > > to configure squid to virus scan proxied pages. What I would
> > > like to see is a way to specify this by file type (.doc .exe. zip
> > > for example).
> > >
> > > Ron
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards.
> > Don Rolph WD3 MS10-13 (508)-236-1263
> > mailto:w-rolph@ds.mc.ti.com
> >
>

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