[Wolves] An update

[Helen Randle]

> Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 18:44:02 +0100 (BST)
> From: Don Cockman <don@hauraki.co.uk>
> To: wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Wolves] An update
> Reply-To: wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk
> 
> 
> >People don't bother with virus checkers on Linux.  There are
> >essentially no email-bourne viruses for Linux, so it's not something
> >you have to worry about.
> 
> Ah, but what about if you're using it as an email/file server?
So I do need one then??
> 
> Probably sensible to run some sort of AV check (Bitdefender do one as
> a freebie for non-commercial use or you could use summat like ClamAV..
> ClamAV actually found a virus that an up to date AVG (for windows)
> didn't find, which was nice...)
... hang on, I use AVG! Are you telling me it could be letting things 
sneak in?
> 
> And of course, chkrootkit and tripwire and.....
What are these?

Helen
(equally paranoid now!!)