Author Topic: MS axes Unix anti-virus sales after bagging Sybari  (Read 1367 times)

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Re: MS axes Unix anti-virus sales after bagging Sybari
« Reply #1 on: 23 June 2005, 12:59 »
Trend Micro and AntiVir have similar prducts.

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Re: MS axes Unix anti-virus sales after bagging Sybari
« Reply #2 on: 23 June 2005, 20:26 »
There's also ClamAV, too.
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Re: MS axes Unix anti-virus sales after bagging Sybari
« Reply #3 on: 24 June 2005, 00:00 »
the only av you need to protect a linux box:

Code: [Select]
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "\nScanning for viruses\n";
sleep(30);
print "Done, system is clean\n";
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
 Version: 3.1
 GCS/CM d- s+:+ a--- C++ UL++++>$ P+ L+++ !E W++ !N !o !K-- w !O !M !V PS+ PE- !Y !PGP !t !5 !X !R tv b+ DI+ !D G e- h !r y-
 ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

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Re: MS axes Unix anti-virus sales after bagging Sybari
« Reply #4 on: 24 June 2005, 01:41 »
Quote from: solemnwarning
the only av you need to protect a linux box:

Code: [Select]
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "\nScanning for viruses\n";
sleep(30);
print "Done, system is clean\n";

Only if you enjoy people blaming "that shitty Linux box" for the malware that got inadvertently passed onto Windows boxen because nothing was watching (though I'll admit, the irony in that statement is delicious).

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