Re: Antivirus

Jonathan Dlouhy wrote:
Ed, have you ever run across a virus? In fact I'd be interested to hear
if anyone has ever had a virus in Linux. I've run Linux for about 15
years and can't say I've ever had a virus. I've got a Mac with OS X and
have never had a virus with it either. Windows? Completely different
story...

I have never run across a virus whose target was Linux. I have gotten
emails containing virus whose targets were windows and, like I said, my
anti-virus caught those and killed them. Had I not been running an
anti-virus I could have passed it on in the attachment and been part of the
problem...not the solution.

So, even though the chances of seeing a virus with a Linux target it is the
neighborly thing to do to run anti-virus to protect those less fortunate
than oneself.

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