Configuring Antivirus for NEOSYS - Revision history

Arvind at 11:17, 29 September 2015

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	Preferably try to avoid installing an Anti-Virus software on the NEOSYS server as it is known to lower the performance of the work by checking each and every file. If the client insists on installing at Anti-Virus then exclude NEOSYS .ov and lk files and preferably the whole of \neosys folder from the Anti-Virus checking with the following instructions:		Preferably try to avoid installing an Anti-Virus software on the NEOSYS server as it is known to lower the performance of the work by checking each and every file. If the client insists on installing an Anti-Virus then exclude NEOSYS .ov and lk files and preferably the whole of \neosys folder from the Anti-Virus checking with the following instructions:

	== Norton / Symantec ==		== Norton / Symantec ==

Ashwin at 10:55, 20 April 2010

2010-04-20T10:55:07Z

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			Preferably try to avoid installing an Anti-Virus software on the NEOSYS server as it is known to lower the performance of the work by checking each and every file. If the client insists on installing at Anti-Virus then exclude NEOSYS .ov and lk files and preferably the whole of \neosys folder from the Anti-Virus checking with the following instructions:

	== Norton / Symantec ==		== Norton / Symantec ==
	Symantec and other especially older version AV software slow neosys down a lot. Excluding LK and OV files (and ALSO excluding the neosys folder and removing OV* from the list of files to be checked) improves the situation but only removal of the av solves the problem completely. ie the exclusion options DOESNT FULLY WORK in symantec and some other especially older AV software.		Symantec and other especially older version AV software slow neosys down a lot. Excluding LK and OV files (and ALSO excluding the neosys folder and removing OV* from the list of files to be checked) improves the situation but only removal of the av solves the problem completely. ie the exclusion options DOESNT FULLY WORK in symantec and some other especially older AV software.

WikiSysop: 6 revisions

2008-08-01T18:49:29Z

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Steve: /* Norton / Symantec */

2007-05-14T08:03:53Z

Norton / Symantec

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	Symantec and other especially older version AV software slow neosys down a lot. Excluding LK and OV files (and ALSO excluding the neosys folder and removing OV* from the list of files to be checked) improves the situation but only removal of the av solves the problem completely. ie the exclusion options DOESNT FULLY WORK in symantec and some other especially older AV software.		Symantec and other especially older version AV software slow neosys down a lot. Excluding LK and OV files (and ALSO excluding the neosys folder and removing OV* from the list of files to be checked) improves the situation but only removal of the av solves the problem completely. ie the exclusion options DOESNT FULLY WORK in symantec and some other especially older AV software.

	~~Important Note:~~ Symantec ~~/ Norton Email Scanners corrupt Neosys backup files incase you~~ are		Ideally you should remove Symantec because it has a number of problems which are difficult or impossible to overcome.
	~~emailing it~~ to ~~someone. Even deselecting outgoing email scanner does not solve the problem~~.

			Older versions of Symantec may require all the following options even to only partially exclude NEOSYS from checking. Running FILESPEED with Symantec disabled gives an idea of the possible slow down caused by Symantec but even disabling it often doesnt cause speed up compared to removing it completely.

			It is advisable to do all the following to protect against non-NEOSYS system adminstrators reconfiguring the options.

			#Check that it has no managing "parent server" otherwise you configuration will be overwritten by the parent server within hours or days.
			#Check Selected Files Only instead of All Files
			#Remove "OV?" from the list of Selected Files
			#Add NEOSYS folder to list of folders to excluded
			#Add OV and LK to the list of file extensions to be excluded

			Important Note: Symantec / Norton Email Scanners (outgoing and incoming) can corrupt Neosys backup files if you email them as attachments.

	== AVG Anti-Virus ==		== AVG Anti-Virus ==

Steve: Reverted edits by 213.132.46.146 (Talk); changed back to last version by Steve

2006-12-13T06:30:27Z

Reverted edits by 213.132.46.146 (Talk); changed back to last version by Steve

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	== AVG Anti-Virus ==		== AVG Anti-Virus ==

	It is best advisable to use AVG Anti-Virus program which does not interfere with Neosys files if they are excluded. Also the Email Scanner does not create any problem as noticed in using Symantec / Norton. ~~Excpet MPG dont sd h\z hv~~		It is best advisable to use AVG Anti-Virus program which does not interfere with Neosys files if they are excluded. Also the Email Scanner does not create any problem as noticed in using Symantec / Norton.

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	== Checking if disabling OV files speeds up Neosys ==		== Checking if disabling OV files speeds up Neosys ==

213.132.46.146: /* AVG Anti-Virus */

2006-12-12T07:43:19Z

AVG Anti-Virus

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	== AVG Anti-Virus ==		== AVG Anti-Virus ==

	It is best advisable to use AVG Anti-Virus program which does not interfere with Neosys files if they are excluded. Also the Email Scanner does not create any problem as noticed in using Symantec / Norton.		It is best advisable to use AVG Anti-Virus program which does not interfere with Neosys files if they are excluded. Also the Email Scanner does not create any problem as noticed in using Symantec / Norton. Excpet MPG dont sd h\z hv

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213.132.46.146: /* AVG Anti-Virus */

2006-12-12T07:42:39Z

AVG Anti-Virus

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	== Checking if disabling OV files speeds up Neosys ==		== Checking if disabling OV files speeds up Neosys ==

Steve at 16:02, 29 November 2006

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			== Norton / Symantec ==

	= ~~NEOSYS & Anti-Virus Programs~~ =

	~~== Excluding Neosys files in~~ Norton / Symantec ==
	Symantec and other especially older version AV software slow neosys down a lot. Excluding LK and OV files (and ALSO excluding the neosys folder and removing OV* from the list of files to be checked) improves the situation but only removal of the av solves the problem completely. ie the exclusion options DOESNT FULLY WORK in symantec and some other especially older AV software.		Symantec and other especially older version AV software slow neosys down a lot. Excluding LK and OV files (and ALSO excluding the neosys folder and removing OV* from the list of files to be checked) improves the situation but only removal of the av solves the problem completely. ie the exclusion options DOESNT FULLY WORK in symantec and some other especially older AV software.

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	== ~~Excluding Neosys files in~~ AVG Anti-Virus ==		== AVG Anti-Virus ==

	It is best advisable to use AVG Anti-Virus program which does not interfere with Neosys files if they are excluded. Also the Email Scanner does not create any problem as noticed in using Symantec / Norton.		It is best advisable to use AVG Anti-Virus program which does not interfere with Neosys files if they are excluded. Also the Email Scanner does not create any problem as noticed in using Symantec / Norton.

Steve at 16:01, 29 November 2006

2006-11-29T16:01:15Z

New page

= NEOSYS & Anti-Virus Programs =

== Excluding Neosys files in Norton / Symantec ==
Symantec and other especially older version AV software slow neosys down a lot. Excluding LK and OV files (and ALSO excluding the neosys folder and removing OV* from the list of files to be checked) improves the situation but only removal of the av solves the problem completely. ie the exclusion options DOESNT FULLY WORK in symantec and some other especially older AV software.

Important Note: Symantec / Norton Email Scanners corrupt Neosys backup files incase you are
emailing it to someone. Even deselecting outgoing email scanner does not solve the problem.

== Excluding Neosys files in AVG Anti-Virus ==

It is best advisable to use AVG Anti-Virus program which does not interfere with Neosys files if they are excluded. Also the Email Scanner does not create any problem as noticed in using Symantec / Norton.

[[Image:avg_anti_virus.jpg]]

== Checking if disabling OV files speeds up Neosys ==

You can test the diskspeed in NEOSYS by pressing F5 and typing FILESPEED to see how long it takes to create and delete 1000 records in a temporary file. You can repeat this to get an average.

You can disable AV for a while to check if the AV is getting in the way despite neosys being "excluded" according to the av options. Even disabling the AV does not always get back all the speed. Sometimes removal of the AV completely gets back the speed.

AV is not really necessary on computers dedicated to NEOSYS and can be removed.

Using FILESPEED and AV disabling you can tell if your attempts to configure exclusion of NEOSYS are successful or not.