On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 23:15, David Storrs wrote:
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:41:13AM +0200, Silviu Marin-Caea wrote:
Anyway, if they run linux, why do they need AV for?
Well, some folks think that Linux *has* a virus problem (because there have been _some_ viruses/worms/trojans for it). Others feel that it *will have* a problem, once it takes more of the the desktop market from MS. Whether they are right or not is not so much the point...making them happy is, and it's easier to give them AV software than to debate the point with them.
Exactly, so many Windows users have had it ingrained that they must have AV software running, to the point that trying to explain to them is well, pointless.
Especially since, if I tell them they are safe and talk them out of getting software and then they DO happen to get hit (unlikely, but possible), I would be mortified.
Keeping up to date with security updates is far, far more important though on Linux, as a virus would very likely have to use some form of insecurity in an app on Linux. From what I remembe with the one that only affected RedHat this was the case, a vulnerability that only existed on RedHat, which already had a fix for those who were updating.
Dave
Matt