Re: Begs a question: AV in Linux

At 1/18/2006 09:33 AM, Alexander Klimov wrote:
 >On Tue, 17 Jan 2006, Benson, Sean M wrote:
 >> Should you run an anti-virus on linux for non-work issues?
 >> (Just home Workstations, Laptops, etc.. not mail servers.)
 >
 >Just answer the following question: have you ever seen a virus which
 >has infected your linux box? If the answer is no (and I guess this is
 >the case) then it is pointless to install an anti-virus for internal
 >use.

 From a security perspective, if there are Windows client's or 
servers in the environment, it is still critical to have AV on any 
and all Linux machines that any Windows machine has access to in 
order to prevent the spread of viruses. Especially mail gateways.


 >--
 >Regards,
 >ASK


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