Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 20:23:23 -0700 From: Pedro Giffuni <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> To: Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mcAffee Anti Virus Message-ID: <334F002B.1270@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> References: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970411164155.8061A-100000@aries.bb.cc.wa.us>
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Chris Coleman wrote: > > I was checking out the Anti-virus programs for FreeBSD by McAffee > and ran it on my system. It showed that I had SEVERAL files infected with > a SYSLOCK virus. Any one know about this stuff? > I don't know, but I went into McAfee's Mall and I didn't see any specific FreeBSD version. If you're using a version for Linux, it probably confused signatures. A Linux version will only clean Linux software. > Is it worth buying, and is SYSLOCK a real threat? > I have never heard of FreeBSD viruses, except for the reported trojans in freefall on a security notification. (BTW, no details on that ever came out). But a multitasking computer, in a networked environment...it's matter of time. Simply be careful on what you run as root, and use more software that comes with source code :). Pedro. > Thanks > > Christopher J. Coleman (chris@aries.bb.cc.wa.us) > Computer Support Technician I (509)-766-8873 > Big Bend Community College Internet Instructor > FreeBSD Book Project: http://vinyl.quickweb.com/~chrisc/book.html > Disclaimer: Even Though it has My Name on it, Doesn't mean I said it.
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