...this sounds like a pretty bad idea to me. IMO, virus scanning belongs on the host system only for some simple reasons.
One, you're looking for a file (or a program you run does, doesn't really matter), only it's not there anymore. It's been quarantined by your NAS, which thinks it's a threat. Now, where is that file? How do you find it again?
Two: a file on your NAS has been damaged after McAfffee misdiagnosed it as a threat and cleaned it.
I'm sure there's more.
Also, I love how they pat themselves on the back for being free....for thre years only. :P
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FaaR - Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - link
...this sounds like a pretty bad idea to me. IMO, virus scanning belongs on the host system only for some simple reasons.One, you're looking for a file (or a program you run does, doesn't really matter), only it's not there anymore. It's been quarantined by your NAS, which thinks it's a threat. Now, where is that file? How do you find it again?
Two: a file on your NAS has been damaged after McAfffee misdiagnosed it as a threat and cleaned it.
I'm sure there's more.
Also, I love how they pat themselves on the back for being free....for thre years only. :P