[Samba] Samba Shares and Win32 Viruses

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Ow Mun Heng schrieb:

> Hi Collective users of Samba, (does has a nice ring to it eh?)
> 
> Recently I found a my samba server being infected by win32 viruses. 
> Though it does not affect the server in any way, I do find them to be
> an annoyance.
> 
> I understand also that I can perform "veto" of files like *.exe in smb.conf
> but find that to be a wee bit restrictive. There are some users who
> stores valid executables in the shares.
> 
> http://hr.uoregon.edu/davidrl/samba-unofficial.html
> 
> "To prevent access to suspicious files (e.g., those that tend to become 
> infected by virus'), use the following. The last bit prevents access to 
> files with a CLSID in the file extension.
> 
> veto files = /*.exe/*.dll/*.pif/*.com/*.vbs/*.{*}/"
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,                                                 .^.
> Mun Heng, Ow                                            /V\
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the best way will be to use vfs and antivirus software on that shares