Speaking of viruses

[david walcroft]

Bruce W. Bigby wrote:

>On Sun, 2003-12-28 at 22:18, Elton Woo wrote:
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>>WA9ALS - John wrote:
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>>>Another naive question from a Linux newbie - Are you guys all running
>>>antivirus software on your Fedora box?  I've had some pretty knowledgeable
>>>Linux guys tell me it's unnecessary - Could that be correct?  I understand
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>>Though linux is more secure than most Windows systems, I would STRONGLY
>>ADVISE, that you do not take the attitude that "it can't happen". IMNSHO,
>>besides a firewall, using at least one antivirus application is highly 
>>advisable,
>>even if you *never* connect to Windows clients.
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>>No computer (for that matter, *nothing* made by man) is 100% foo-proof,
>>or invincible to attack. I would prefer to err on the side of caution, 
>>rather than
>>blithely assume that you will never get attacked. Unless you're one of 
>>those
>>people who believe in getting fire insurance *after* a major fire!
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>>cheers,
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>>Elton Woo ;-)
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>>"You only live once: let's make life BETTER for each other."
>>LINUX User #193975 [AMD ATHLON CPU] ICQ #149608718.
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>Now, where would a Linux newbie acquire such anti-virus software for
>Linux?  Inquiring minds want to know.  Do you actually run anti-virus
>software for Linux?  If so, what does this software actually do?
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                       chkrootkit

HTH   david