At present there really aren't any significant viruses for mainframe Linux. Not too many virus hackers have access to a S/390 to build their code and probably aren't willing to put out the effort to run Linux/390 under hercules just to hack it. Not to mention few have s/390 expertise. Notice the fact that there are far fewer Macintosh viruses than Windows viruses simply because there are fewer Macintosh hackers than Windows hackers.
Your virus concerns should probably focus more on Windows viruses being uploaded and downloaded from Samba shares on fileservers.to Windows workstations. This is our major concern. Most NT-type servers have scanning programs that look over stored files on the servers for viruses. McAfee has recently announced a virus scanner for S/390 Linux as part of a larger suite. There are rumors that another major well-known company is about to release another one. We've been working with Trend Micro to try to bring their Intel Linux scanner, which we use on our NT and Unix servers to Linux/390. They're not sure there's a market for it. Contact them and tell them of your interest. They say there are three signs of stress in your life. You eat too much junk food, you drive too fast and you veg out in front of the TV. Who are they kidding? That sounds like a perfect day to me! Gordon Wolfe, Ph.D. (425)865-5940 VM & Linux Servers and Storage, The Boeing Company > ---------- > From: Bill Stermer > Reply To: Linux on 390 Port > Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2003 1:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Newbie Virus question > > Hi to all listers, > > We are still trying to get our management to buy off on Linux/390 and commit to a >zSeries upgrade along the way. During the round table talks we were asked about virus >protection and cross platform (Linux to VM) damage possibilities. I have heard about >Linux infections before but had not heard about any mainframe specific virus that >could cross platforms. What about you folks on the list? Any virus mutations that you >are aware of which could be problematic to a newbie? > > Thanks in advance, > > Bill Stermer > ACS - City of Anaheim > >
