7 replies to this topic

[scottspinola]

Is there a way to do a virus scan in the Downloads application using the hosted package?

[harryjamesuk]

There isn't a "Virus Scan" option but people can report files as "broken" if they don't work.

[Alfa1]

You can download all files and scan them with a virus scanner. Or use an server antivirus program to scan your server.

[scottspinola]

Thanks for the suggestions, but neither of these options seem very appealing. I will be using the hosted package so I won't have access to the server to run virus checks, and downloading files and scanning them would be a major pain in the rear for maintenance.

Does IPS offer any virus scanning services with the hosted packages? I've never used the system (haven't signed up yet) so I don't know what the capabilities are.

Perhaps someone from IPS can offer their thoughts?

[Charles]

We do not offer any virus scanning systems. It's not something I recall anyone ever asking for in the past

[3DKiwi]

Not something I think IPS should be getting into. Any decent anti-virus system like Norton 360 scans downloads anyway.

3DKiwi

[Misi]

3DKiwi, on 17 January 2012 - 10:27 PM, said:

Any decent anti-virus system like Norton 360 scans downloads anyway.

...and removes infected files immediately.
But that is your users(downloaders) responsibility.

[bfarber]

Some servers may have an A/V program installed, in which case you could set it to scan your download manager directory on a regular basis.  This is not something there needs to be any integration in IP.Downloads to do, specifically.