Spyware Beta and Terminal Server/Citrix

[Guest]

Installed the Beta on a server that is used for Citrix. Worked well for
approimately a week and then blew up. Generated an error log of 1.7 gig and
filled up the root drive. Had to kill the error log before reading and
removed the program. Any one have any ideas why it might have blown up?

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Crash Craddock" <[email protected]>

| Installed the Beta on a server that is used for Citrix. Worked well for
| approimately a week and then blew up. Generated an error log of 1.7 gig and
| filled up the root drive. Had to kill the error log before reading and
| removed the program. Any one have any ideas why it might have blown up?

Lesson learned -- Never install Beta software on a production server !

 

[Guest]

David,

Please refrain from being a complete moron. Sometimes things get put on
servers for a specific reason. If you can't offer some help - don't bother
to reply.

Crash

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Crash Craddock" <[email protected]>

| David,
|
| Please refrain from being a complete moron. Sometimes things get put on
| servers for a specific reason. If you can't offer some help - don't bother
| to reply.
|
| Crash


It's a moron who will use or allow to use a server in such a way as to get infected with
non-viral malware. It is a moron who uses untested, Beta software on a production server.

It doesn't matter if a crashed the server and what caused it to crash. There should not
have been a need to use the software in the first place and it should not have been a Beta
version. If the security of a server is compromised with malware, only tested, approved and
software specifically designed for servers should be used.

My help is the advice from an experienced administrator -- Don't use Beta software on
production servers and don't use or allow a server to be used in such a way the malware can
lower its IA level.