Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 11:51:56 -0500 From: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: <Lee_Shackelford@dot.ca.gov> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: virus scan programs Message-ID: <00d901c373ce$05755a60$c641d5cc@nitanjared> References: <OF9914DB0F.0929A256-ON88256D98.00598EA7@dot.ca.gov>
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> If so, could you describe the Unix/BSD approach to > locating and eradicating these invaders of one's hard drive? If the issue > is already explained in either printed literature, or posted at a world > wide web site, it is sufficient to cite the location. Many thanks for your > response. > There are extremely few known viruses that affect any BSD systems. Occasionally, issues are found with other software, such as the Apache Web Server, or Sendmail, or ??. Also, occasionally, actual real people attempt illegal access of such systems. They should be called "crackers," although some people still use the antithetical term that starts with a "h" instead of a "cr". Since you are in the government, I'd simply suggest hunting these people down and killing them. ;-) #man kill Remember that PID 1 is you :-) If you are talking about using FreeBSD to protect users of that other "Operating System" from Redmond, here's a good article: http://bsdatwork.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=1 Perhaps a bit dated, but should get you going in the right direction. HAND, Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.
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