On Sun, 13 Apr 2003 15:56:05 -0400, Elton Woo wrote > On April 13, 2003 03:23 pm, J Sloan wrote: > > Linux is the antivirus application - installing > > Linux has stopped virii completely for me. > > > > ;-) > > I have firewall, and I run linux only. However, I *do* share > files with others who do NOT use linux. > I was hoping for something other than a smug reply. > > (I guess you have not heard of _ANY_ linux virii or worms, eh?). > When it comes to security, I prefer to be "overcautious", as > with any other aspect of safety. I keep my system current with respect to updates. I use chkrootkit to look for any Linux worms that may have gotten in. About the only reason to have a virus checker on Linux would be to scan email. I have not yet done that, but may in the future. Sharing files with others from a Linux machine ... not sure what that might have to do with a virus checker. I suspect, however, that once the script kiddies start thinking about the macro capabilities of evolution and open office that we might start to see more of a need. Unless you are doing Samba or need it for email, using a virus checker on Linux is not going to accomplish much, IMHO.
