BECKHOFF IPC-Security - Manual (Page 25)

4.3. Complementary Hardware mechanisms
4.3.1. Hardware appliances for Anti-Virus
Vendors of Anti-Virus software sometimes offer special hardware appliances that can be used to detect
malware as it is transmitted via the network. Please note that these systems may be useful to detect malware
as it “comes through the network” but does not protect against malware that is distributed for example via
mass storage devices like USB or floppy disk.
4.4. Complementary Software mechanisms
4.4.1. Anti-Virus software
Anti-Virus software is used to prevent, detect and remove malware, such as computer viruses, adware,
backdoors, hijackers, keyloggers, etc. Beckhoff does not give any recommendations for specific Anti-Virus
software but you can use Anti-Virus software together with TwinCAT. Just make sure to exclude the TwinCAT
directory from any background scanning.
Please see chapter A.4.3.13 for a Step-by-Step guide to configure these exclusions in some well-known
Anti-Virus software applications.
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