Comments on: Do you need Anti-Virus on your Media Center PC’s? http://homeservershow.com/do-you-need-anti-virus-on-your-media-center-pcs.html The Podcast for the Home Server Enthusiast. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:16:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Does WHS need AV? Here’s a Good YES Reason | Win7Media http://homeservershow.com/do-you-need-anti-virus-on-your-media-center-pcs.html#comment-1042 Does WHS need AV? Here’s a Good YES Reason | Win7Media Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:02:58 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2313#comment-1042 [...] 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 [...] [...] 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 [...]

]]> By: derek http://homeservershow.com/do-you-need-anti-virus-on-your-media-center-pcs.html#comment-1041 derek Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:35:02 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2313#comment-1041 I've had this pop up multiple times before in a similar fashion. In my case, I was quickly scrolling through albums in the Zune software (my music is stored on my Home Server) and it was populating album art. I think it is a false positive as I've never heard of a virus in a jpeg before. In any case, I do run MSE on all three of my clients, one of which is a HTPC. It's so small and quiet that there's really no reason not to. I've had this pop up multiple times before in a similar fashion. In my case, I was quickly scrolling through albums in the Zune software (my music is stored on my Home Server) and it was populating album art. I think it is a false positive as I've never heard of a virus in a jpeg before.

In any case, I do run MSE on all three of my clients, one of which is a HTPC. It's so small and quiet that there's really no reason not to.

]]> By: Anti-Virus on your Windows Home Server? « Cameron Harris http://homeservershow.com/do-you-need-anti-virus-on-your-media-center-pcs.html#comment-1032 Anti-Virus on your Windows Home Server? « Cameron Harris Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:42:02 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2313#comment-1032 [...] after making a reply to a comment on my blog to this effect, someone has discovered a seemingly innocent and benign way to inject malicious content into your network, and directly to your Windows Home Server.  Naturally, it relies on an automated [...] [...] after making a reply to a comment on my blog to this effect, someone has discovered a seemingly innocent and benign way to inject malicious content into your network, and directly to your Windows Home Server.  Naturally, it relies on an automated [...]

]]> By: Anti-Virus on your Windows Home Server? (#WHS ) « Cameron Harris http://homeservershow.com/do-you-need-anti-virus-on-your-media-center-pcs.html#comment-1031 Anti-Virus on your Windows Home Server? (#WHS ) « Cameron Harris Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:08:19 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2313#comment-1031 [...] after making a reply to a comment on my blog to this effect, someone has discovered a seemingly innocent and benign way to inject malicious content into your network, and directly to your Windows Home Server.  Naturally, it relies on an automated [...] [...] after making a reply to a comment on my blog to this effect, someone has discovered a seemingly innocent and benign way to inject malicious content into your network, and directly to your Windows Home Server.  Naturally, it relies on an automated [...]

]]> By: Bodog http://homeservershow.com/do-you-need-anti-virus-on-your-media-center-pcs.html#comment-1024 Bodog Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:48:10 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2313#comment-1024 I wouldn't take the risk - why would you? - I'm running MS Security Essentials on my Win7 Media Center as well. So far so good. I wouldn't take the risk – why would you? – I'm running MS Security Essentials on my Win7 Media Center as well. So far so good.

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