ICSA Labs 10th Annual Virus Prevalence Survey 2004.pdf - Craig ...

ICSA Labs Virus Prevalence Survey 2004SERVER ANTI-VIRUS METHODSSurvey participants were also asked what anti-virus methods they used on file andapplication servers. Figure 14 shows the response for both the percentage of respondingcompanies and the percentage of servers using particular methods. Again, a clear majority(97 percent) depend on full time background virus protection.Anti-Virus MethodsFile & Application Servers100%95%97%90%80%70%71%80%60%50%40%30%20%10%21%9%0%AV software scans hard driveperiodicallyAV software scans hard drivefull time in backgroundOtherPercentage of ResponsesPercentage of ServersFigure 14: Anti-virus methods used on file serversANTI-VIRUS USAGE ON PERIMETER SERVICESWe asked respondents what percentage of their email servers, proxy servers, and firewallswere covered by anti-virus methods. Table 9 shows the results of their responses.Coverage % Email Proxy Firewalls100% 291 184 14990% 6 14 2480% 1 2 070% 0 0 160% 1 0 050% 0 1 140% 0 0 030% 0 0 120% 0 0 110% 0 0 00% 1 99 123Table 9: Perimeter coverage by frequency distributionsFigure 15 charts the growth of reported perimeter protection since the 1997 survey. ICSALabs began recommending full anti-virus coverage on perimeter gateways after the 1997survey.Copyright 2005 ICSA Labs, a division of Cybertrust, Inc. All Rights Reserved.This information may not be incorporated into any other work and may be reproduced only with the express written permission of Cybertrust, Inc.Page 19