Anti-virus for Linux - is it time? Will it ever be?

[Nathan Aubrey]

On Thursday 06 March 2008 20:59:08 JT Moree wrote:
> Anti-virus is ineffective.  It deals with a symptom while ignoring the
> real problem.  That is: attack vectors on a system.
>
> By the time anti-virus does its job your system is already compromised.
>  IMHO a compromised system is NEVER trustworthy and I would not continue
> to use it.
>
> I don't run anti-virus on windows or linux because I'm very careful
> about what services and code I run and keeping up to date on patches.
>
> --
> JT Morée
> PC Xperience, Inc.

That's kind of like putting the absolute best doors and locks on your house, 
but refusing to have any kind of alarm system, even though you still have 
windows in the walls. Or did you remove all the windows first?

lol... think about it.

nathan

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