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Re: [PLUG] Linux vs. Windows Viruses
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Paul wrote:
I think a public project should be started to encourage the
(attempted) creation of viruses for GNU/Linux. I would expect the
response to be increased activity at anti-virus companies and more
security-conscious programming. I do get an uneasy feeling knowing
that my Linux computers do not have virus scanners. Just as remote
security scans test firewalls, it would be nice to be able to truely
test Linux's anti-virus capabilities. Even though I've run into
dozens of Window$ viruses, I take comfort in knowing that anti-virus
utilities for Window$ are effective. (I actual have a blast detecting
and cleaning virus infections.)
Jon Nelson wrote:
A very good article on viruses and why they propigate on Windows and
never
would on Linux.
http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/188
Jon
I am not too excited about getting antivirus companies involved in
Linux. As an avid Palm OS user, I was recenly involved in an online
debate regarding Palm OS viruses. there haven't been any "confirmed"
real ones. None the less three Antivirus companies marketed Palm OS AV
software in the fall of 2000. To market it, they spread a virus scare
via press releases talking about a "virus that had been submitted
anonymously to their testing labs". According to the press releases,
the virus had not been spotted "in the wild". It is widely believed in
the Palm OS community that the virus was designed by either Symantec or
F-Prot in order to launch this marketing push. Would you want that kind
of conduct aimed a Linux?
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