[wplug] OS X, Linux, anti-virus?

[Ben Beige]

I forget exactly what it's called but there are ads for a AV software in 
the mandrake installer... I think it was Dr Web... not sure though

At 09:50 AM 7/27/2004 +0800, you wrote:
>On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 01:54:09PM -0400, Scott Bourns wrote:
>
> > Do you  folks  think  it  is  necessary  and/or  recommended to  run
> > anti-virus protection on OS X or any of the *NIX distros?
>
>ClamAV is pretty good, as  far as I've seen  it's only the  historical
>"zoo" definitions  which   are   [currently] lagging  the   commercial
>vendors.  So it's  probably a pretty good idea  to start scanning your
>mail, if you can, and to get AV integrated with your system.  With the
>amount of  attention and new users that  GNU/Linux is getting, coupled
>with the bloat of KDE/GNOME/Mozilla, it's only a matter of time before
>a significant malware event.  While  it won't help  against a zero day
>event, if Clam continues to be updated as  zealously as it seems to be
>at present  it can provide  a backup to Good  Sysadmin Practices - and
>help give you peace-of-mind if you  don't run md5sum as religiously as
>you ought.
>
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>~ You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike.
>
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Ben Beige
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