Does WHS need AV? Here’s a Good YES Reason
Posted by admin on November 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Over at the HomeServerShow, a very interesting story just popped up that I had to pass along. “Do you need Anti-Virus on your Media Center PC’s?” is the title and it offers up some good reasons why you might want to think twice about whether a computer needs an AV solution or not. Just a little snippet from the article may get you thinking How did I come about such an exploit you may ask? Downloading actor images, and meta data via the MetaBrowser utility! I never imagined I would run across an exploit in such a way but there is also a good chance that it’s just a false positive. I don’t blame MetaBrowser for it but should we be concerned? about the need for an AV solution for your WHS. You may not access the web through a browser on your WHS, but if a utility like My Movies for WHS looks for meta data, it might just grab more than it intended. Food for thought…
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