On 06/10/2013 01:08 PM, Mack Rhinelander wrote:
> I'm deploying antivirus in our small office, and I'm researching best
> practices.
>
> Is antivirus appropriate for Mac's/OS X?
>
> Is antivirus appropriate for any unix varieties?
So... I work for IBM and they install anti-virus on all our Linux
desktops (and probably servers, I don't know).
I thought it was stupid, but it might not be totally stupid...
There are two reasons I can think of to install anti-virus on Linux
machines:
1) They act as file servers for Windows machines or Macs [This
applies to any UNIX system]
2) You are concerned that _in the future_ that Linux viruses might
become an issue.
With regard to (2) -- If you already have anti-virus installed, then you
can respond much more quickly (in hours rather than days or weeks) to
some new Linux virus that might be created.
That's pretty high paranoia -- but if you have tens of thousands or more
Linux clients, it's going to take a while to select, procure, and
install an anti-virus solution if they become a real threat.
But in the meantime, you have to pay for it, and as far as I can see,
the Linux antiviruses are just as crappy and piggish as the Windows
antiviruses -- and the risk is vanishingly small _at the present_.
I haven't had mine break my system yet (unlike those on Windows), but
I've only been letting it run the last few months... :-D
--
Alan Robertson <al...@unix.sh> - @OSSAlanR
"Openness is the foundation and preservative of friendship... Let me claim
from you at all times your undisguised opinions." - William Wilberforce
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