[Liverpool] Software freedom (problems at the University)

[Andrew Williams]

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 06:27:26PM +0000, Vladimir wrote:
> Whilst generally Unix based operating systems are less vulnerable to viruses
> than Windows it does not mean there is no risk. There are viruses out there
> that infect Macintosh systems and no doubt there are more in development.
> Macintosh systems can also be carriers for Windows viruses.

Push it the other way as well:

http://wireless.liv.ac.uk/mobile.php

Accept mobile phones eh? How about anti-virus for them? Oh, no viruses 
exist? Of course not...

http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/11/08/iphone-worm-discovered-wallpaper-rick-astley-photo/
http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2009/11/iphone-worm-duh.html

From their beloved Sophos. 

http://www.virus-malware.com/antivirus/symbos.mabtal.b/
http://www.virus-malware.com/antivirus/symbos.bootton.f/

Oh, they sell anti-virus for Windows Mobile

http://www.sophos.com/products/enterprise/endpoint/security-and-control/mobile/


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Andrew Williams
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