Grisoft Predicts Linux Virus Plague

[david walcroft]

Charles Curley wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 01:48:45PM -0500, P. Thompson wrote:
> 
>>On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, taharka wrote:
>>
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>>>Read all about it at:
>>>
>>>http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2143697/grisoft-warns-linux-virus
>>>
>>>taharka
>>>
>>>Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.
>>
>>I think many antivirus companies are struggling to find their nitch now 
>>that M$ has announced their own virus/security product to be sold to help 
>>fill their self created holes.
>>
>>I am as big a linux advocate as anyone on a Fedora list, but most of the
>>phish servers out there seem to be improperly maintained linux based
>>machines. If you happen to scan the phish tarball often left behind some
>>of them will detect the server side phish components and most will add
>>detection if you send the tarball to them.
> 
> 
> How does one detech a phish tarball? chkrootkit? tripwire or analogs?
> Any other tools?
> 
> 
>>This would be an avenue for these companies to have a market, if they can 
>>convince the same folks who don't maintain their linux boxen today to 
>>purchase or run virus protection.
> 
> 
> Gee, if they aren't going to apply the free updates the Linux
> community tends to provide at no charge, I'm skeptical that they will
> buy anti-cracking software.
> 
> One of my clients still runs an old version of Linux because newer
> versions of the same disty "aren't supported". I haven't been able to
> get it across that neither is the version he's using. I don't think
> he's a likely candidate for this sort of product.
> 
> Also, the best security does not consist of detecting that you've been
> cracked, and then fixing it. It is not being cracked, and that means
> applying your updates assiduously.
> 
> This is also why I eat buffalo, not beef. Buffalo do not engage in
> cannibalism, hence are not candidates for BSE.
> 
> 
On another note..did anyone viewing the nominated url look for the 'free 
linux avg' software,I couldn't find it...

     david