When you are on line, your machine becomes a part of net and all the servers
like, smtp, telnted, ftpd are available to any one. It does not matter if
you are root or not. It is a good practice to have bug free software even at
home machine. The problem may not be that serious with dial out ISP but it
is definitely very serious with DSL lines where your machine is always
connected with the net.
The habit of having a good fire wall will definitely help in a long way.
Best Regards,
M.S.Deshmukh,
Director.
Beta Computronics Pvt. Ltd.
Web Site - http://betacomp.com
>madhesh wara wrote:
>> Does RH 6.1 Linux come with inbuilt antivirus package. Since, I am
>> using internet (via proxy) on my Linux system, I am afraid that my
>> system may get infected. Please advise me on the issue.
>
>The fact that you are using Linux should put to rest your worries. There
>is no point.. Linux is safe from them. People have had no threat from
>Linux viruses. Many for years.. only thing that can go wrong is that you
>unknowingly forward some attachment or executable which is infected.
>But, in any case, there is no way the VIRUS will do it.
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