the linux virus scanners don't scan for linux viruses, they scan for windows viruses.
Jeff On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 23:02, L. Clayton Parker wrote: > On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 21:29, Ron Johnson wrote: > > Veering a little OT (but still relevant to AV), why the heck do > > you need to scan a Linux system for "over 90,000 viruses, worms, > > and trojans"? > > > > I'd sell you my son for a dollar a kilo if there was a virus on > > your box. Depending on (a)how effective your firewall is, (b) how > > current you keep your system, and (c) whether you do stupid things > > like telnet into your system from the outside, I'd be equally sur- > > prised if you have a worm or trojan on it, either. > > There are, in fact, viruses out there for Linux. It is true that there > aren't many, but they do exist. The first worm was designed specifically > for Unix. Firewalls do not stop virii and trojans from getting onto your > system. Keeping your system up to date will not prevent it either. > Installing Tripwire will tell you when it has happened, but will not > prevent it. Proper configuration of root priveleges will help > enormously, but even that can be spoofed (see the Elf virus). > > Although I do not do so, I can think of lots of reasons why it would be > necessary and even desirable to telnet into a system from outside, its > done every day. I will admit that I am being a little paranoid, but I > have had previous bad experiences with virii and don't have the time to > waste on any more such episodes. Hence, the virus detector on a Linux > machine. > > PS. I think I have figured it out, only time will tell. _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
