[NBLUG/talk] Re: [WLUG] Linux virus protection?

[Carl T. Miller]

Rich Clark <rrclark at rrclark.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006, Jack Smith wrote:
>> I recently set up a test box on our internal bank network running Fedora
>> 5
>> and my boss wants virus protection on it.  So, two questions.  Is he
>> crazy?
>> And even if he is, he's the boss, so what out there is good, free, and
>> not a
>> Trojan?
>
> He's crazy.  The threat of a virus attack against a Linux PC is virtually
> nil, though not completely non-existant.  It's obvious he's been living in
> a Windows world.  You need to educate him.

Yes, if anything, the danger would be that a file with a
Windows virus would pass through the server, either as an
email attachment or as a shared file.  It won't hurt to
run something for AV, although it shouldn't be considered
your the solution for viruses in the workplace.

c