From: Miller Alan (Alan.Miller@is-energy.de)
Date: Tue Feb 01 2005 - 10:42:47 EST
Hello,
regarding AntiVirus software under Solaris/UNIX here's what the list told me.
Of the 12 answers I got basically everybody touched on two main points.
BTW: Thank you! This was exactly what we already tried to tell the managers.
1) UNIX viruses (practically) don't exist.
2) The only reason to run AntiVirus SW on a UNIX machine would be in
such cases where the UNIX machine acts as a "data gateway", sharing files
for other (more vulnerable platforms) like MS Windows. E.g.: mail gateways,
FTP servers, or file servers (PCNFS or Samba). Even here, there's still
no real threat to the UNIX system; the infected files only pose dangers
to the MS clients which use the services provided by the UNIX systems.
Thanks to the respondents:
From: Dave Mitchell [mailto:davem@fdisolutions.com]
From: Jason Santos [mailto:jason.santos@megaslow.net]
From: Mann Mike [mailto:Mike.Mann@uk.fujitsu.com]
From: Neil Quiogue [mailto:neil@quiogue.com]
From: Bonfieti Junior, Angelo [mailto:angelo.bonfietijunior@eds.com]
From: jseymour@linxnet.com [mailto:jseymour@linxnet.com]
From: Angela.M.Burroughs@frb.gov [mailto:Angela.M.Burroughs@frb.gov]
From: steve rieger [mailto:steve.rieger@tbwachiat.com]
From: Tim Chipman [mailto:chipman@ecopiabio.com]
From: Michael Horton [mailto:Michael.Horton@acntv.com]
From: Palamara, Michael (MLIM) [mailto:Michael_Palamara@ml.com]
From: Rich Kulawiec [mailto:rsk@gsp.org]
-----Original Message-----
From: Miller Alan
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:57 AM
To: 'sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org'
Subject: AntiVirus software
Hello,
I'm sorry to have to ask this question here, but after not being able to
sufficiently convince our managers that "Viruses on UNIX" are not a real
threat (aside from scanning data coming through an FTP Server or sendmail),
I've been asked to get the "Solaris Community's" opinion abount AntiVurus
software on Solaris/UNIX.
Anybody have some good arguments for/against AntiVirus SW under UNIX?
Thanks,
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