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recommend Antivirus client

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What would you recommend for a anti virus client on a vds, that would not effect the gameservers
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I would not recommend running an antivirus on a VDS, unless you are using it as a client -- surfing the web, downloading new applications, etc. If you are just using it as a server, and you aren't running anything that is not trusted or viewing any webpages, the chance of catching a virus is very slim and the performance overhead isn't usually worth it.

If you wish to run an antivirus, Microsoft's AV is generally a good, free choice: http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

I talk more about general security precautions that you should take in this post: http://www.nfoservers.com/forums/viewto ... =44&t=4025
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