Re: Grisoft Predicts Linux Virus Plague

From: Rudolf Kastl (che666_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/14/05

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    we have clamav. currently its mainly used to scan for win virii
    though. clamav is free and everyone can help extending the database by
    sending new virii to the developers.
    read up more on the clamav homepage.

    regards,
    Rudolf Kastl

    p.s. there are some prerequirements for virii to spread as
    successfully as on windows. on a platform that provides free source
    and the ability and right for everyone to write a fix rather than to
    exploit it leaves people just too bored to exploit something... what
    do you gain when you exploit? if you wanna become famous write a cool
    security patch and become a part of the programs authors list and join
    up with the greatest developers on this planet to learn more about
    software development.
    On the other hand if you pay alot money for software that is badly
    supported... and even maybe loose your job as sysadmin because your
    system gets owned while you are not able to fix something or if you
    reverse engineered it distribute a fix... oh well ... that might make
    windows developers angry.

    on a sidenote: windows developers write windows virus.... linux
    developers write linux software.

    2005/10/13, Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com>:
    > On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 01:48:45PM -0500, P. Thompson wrote:
    > >
    > > On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, taharka wrote:
    > >
    > > > 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.
    >
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