Re: [[LI] Linux Virus scanners.]

["Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri." <spavri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Rohit <rohits@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [[LI] Linux Virus scanners.]


> > Linux being a secure OS may not have the problem of Viruses. So does
Unix.
> > It's surprising to find virus scanners for Linux
>
> Actually that is what even I was thinking.
> What can be a linux virus? In addition to being a hostile script or may
> be a
> hostile .vimrc ?
> Fundaes welcome.

As an aside to all this, McAfee is supplying a virus scanner for all OSes,
even linux. There's a write up about it in Nov. PCWorld.

Sharukh.

Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri.
Consultant Homoeopath.
Mumbai, India.
022-4925794.
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