I want to scan a couple of FTP locations/drives on my local network for malware with NIS2011 but cannot figure out how.
I have the FTP location set up in 'My Network Places', but when I right click the FTP location, I am not presented with the option to scan.
I can scan individual(one at a time) files in my FTP location by using the 'custom scan'. When I try to use the 'custom scan' to scan an entire folder, I am only able to scan the whole FTP location since I cannot open up the location to choose/view any folders within that location(192.168.0.7) when browsing for folders in 'custom scan'. When I scan the whole FTP location in 'custom scan' It will only scan 3 'items'. Why is that? Can I fix that so all folders/files get scanned?
Is there anyway to add a 'scan' option in the right click menu when an FTP location is selected in 'My Network Places'?
Would you mind telling us what version of Norton (Help -> About) and what version of Windows you are using?
I think you can add different folders on the FTP (or whole location) as a drive in Windows first and then you should be able to run a scan with Norton by right click and Custom Scan.
To add the location on the FTP location as a local "drive" in Windows please follow the steps on the link for your operating system below.
@F0x0nth3run I am using Norton Internet Security 2011 on both my XP 32 bit Home Edition SP3 computer and Vista 64 bit Home Premium computer. All with the latest updates.
I have not tried adding different folders within the FTP location to 'My Network Places' (XP) or 'Network' (Vista). But when have done the steps listed in the links below and then chose a 'custom' scan, It only scans 3 'items' whatever they may be.
I have Windows 7 ultimate plus Norton 2011 AV and I use latest free FTP File Zilla (client). . I recently chatted with Norton support and they mentioned Norton protects FTP. Did I get this all wrong? Moreover here you mention no protection scanning. There is no right click Norton scanning on this FTP browser. My question is how secure am I with Norton AV when incoming data from FTP Site. If I am not what is the sense of using an FTP site?
I have Windows 7 ultimate plus Norton 2011 AV and I use latest free FTP File Zilla (client). . I recently chatted with Norton support and they mentioned Norton protects FTP. Did I get this all wrong? Moreover here you mention no protection scanning. There is no right click Norton scanning on this FTP browser. My question is how secure am I with Norton AV when incoming data from FTP Site. If I am not what is the sense of using an FTP site?
You will still be secured, but not on the FTP servers like downloading to your local machine.
I would if possible check with the client and see if they scan the material that is uploaded to their ftp servers. See if they only allow clean material to be uploaded. Thanks.
FTP protocol does not provide a way to directly access or change a file on a server.
When you edit a file whats really happening is your downloading the file, editing it, and then replacing the file through a file delete followed by an upload.
So the only way would be to download files, scan them and then delete or replace any infected files.
I think you will find thats how any AV that claims to scan FTP works, unlike a TCP/IP network connection, FTP does not provide a way to "remotely do things on a servers hard drive"
Right click and scan a very large file on the FTP and you'll see by the time it takes that a download happens first.
Compare the time to a scan of the same file already on your system.
Client stated its all clean. However Some people clean house differently and not always on time.
My concern was if bad hitch hikers come down the pike and flip on to my memory besides my local drive things might happen.
Also i am hearing of hackers breaking into FTP portals. If hackers and other stuff can hit US. Military or federal sites it brings concern which brought me to this forum.
I understand when email comes in Norton AV 2011 checks it and applies appropriate security behavior.
To my mind that deems good security. However if it doesn't when using FTP anything can come down into the FTP FileZilla browser could affect memory or local drive. To my mind its not a secure way to transfer data no matter how fast it arrives.
So In affect security is compromised. Partial security in my mind is not good security.
However, for me I think the best thing to do is stop using FTP. I can live without it, until Norton AV is able to check it like it dose with other incoming files.
I have a high regard for Norton AV and I believe they listen to comments.
Am I missing something here? Norton protects your system by checking everything that comes into it. I get the little green box down in the right bottom corner of the screen for every file I download. How is your experience different?
I will admit that I haven't gone looking for anything that might be a real threat to see if the box has any other colors to offer. I would expect from what I do know about the product that it would react quickly to any threat real or otherwise and block it.