Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 05:23:12 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: McAfee VirusScan for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20011207042312.GA999@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <mka01uoa4b6sb8rvt7rfi4u0a725df04hr@4ax.com> References: <GDELKMOLJCHICOIJNDJGMEEACAAA.adam@kdcomputers.com> <p9tt0u0v14t1mei7k81vusb9lomurii37h@4ax.com> <007a01c17e14$71a99770$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <mka01uoa4b6sb8rvt7rfi4u0a725df04hr@4ax.com>
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On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:37:13PM -0500, Mike Tancsa wrote: > On Thu, 6 Dec 2001 06:11:19 +0100, in sentex.lists.freebsd.questions you > wrote: > > >Are virus scanners really worth the effort on FreeBSD? Just don't open e-mail attachments in Outlook > > Sorry, I dont trust my users to do that. I dont think any administrator > should. You are just asking for trouble if you leave security and safety > up to individual users. There will always be a few heard to say, "What a > lovely wooden horse, just bring it right in" > I agree with that. And that is not because I think all users are stupid, just because humans are forgetful and if you see a message apparently from someone you know then you may forget all the rules and regulations you have been told...I mean if a friend comes to visit you, then you don't usually check to see if they have a hand-grenade in their pocket. The thing is that of course FreeBSD is not going to show symptoms of the virus, but it may well pass it on - remember the story of Typhoid Lil :) I am on a private mailing list of a circle of friends, most of whom use Outlook Express, since some 2-3 emails a week get circulated to all the people on this list viruses spread fast and I am often warned. I explained to one of them the other day that the virus would not affect me, and could not be transmitted through me because none of the affected messages would get forwarded through me and because I generally don't use Microsoft O/S's or tools. There followed an interesting discussion :) I may try a conversion job when I next see her ... Most people really are *not* aware there are alternatives to Windows (except Apple-Heads). Ah well, all a bit OT.. -- Regards Cliff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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