[K12OSN] What antivirus software is being used on K12

[Tim Kaldahl]

F-secure has a linux version of antivirus. It runs from the command line. 
Security by obscurity is a disaster waiting to happen. I agree that Linux is 
inherently more secure, but then again only 7 people got on the Ark. The rest 
were sure it could never happen. According to my Scandinavian ancestors you 
can never be too sure, and then you had better really double check.

Tim Kaldahl
Maplewood Academy

On Tuesday 22 February 2005 05:56 pm, Eric Brown wrote:
> Here's part of the beauty with Linux, you don't need anti-virus.
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> One of the biggest differences between Windows and Linux is that Linux is
> incredibly strict with it's file permissions, and it won't let programs run
> or install without explicit authority.
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> Unless you install and run malicious code as root, you will have a
> difficult time getting infected.  You will also find that there are far
> fewer pop-ups, and virtually no spy ware as well.  Most spy-ware and
> viruses are written for windows because it will let nearly anything run.
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> I'm sure there are others here who might be able to explain better, but
> till then, I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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> Eric
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> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
> Behalf Of raimond at pc7.co.nz
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 4:36 PM
> To: k12osn at redhat.com
> Subject: [K12OSN] What antivirus software is being used on K12
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> I have been watching the K12 discussion for some months and have found the
> discussions very informative.  Thanks to everyone who contributes.  I have
> learnt a lot and am very excited about the software and its use.  I have it
> installed in a small 6 user test environment and was wondering what anti
> virus software is being used with this operating system.
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> I am using the Fedora core 3 version of the software and would appreciate
> any suggestions and assistance in setting up an antivirus solution with the
> package.
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> Raimond Donk
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> raimond at pc7.co.nz

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Tim Kaldahl
Maplewood Academy
Technology Coordinator
tkaldahl at maplewoodacademy.org