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From: Emmanuel Gravel <egravel@elr346.ateng.az.honeywell.com>
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Stunt Pope wrote:
> On 20-May-98 Emmanuel Gravel wrote:
> > I haven't heard of a virus made for a Unix-like OS before, but I'm
> > wondering if this can be an issue with FreeBSD (or Linux for that
> > matter).  I'm saying this since they both run on the most common
> > platform there is today, the PC.  I know most virii were writen for
> > DOS-like OS's, but it's my impression that the common point between
> > both machines is the hardware.
> >
> > Can anyone either clear this for me, or point me in the right direction
> > for some info?
> >
> 
> Checkout the Bugtraq archives, and search on "linux virus", there was
> one released last summer or so, mainly as an exercise IIRC. Can't
> remember the name of it though.
> 
> (http://www.geek-girl.com/bugtraq/)
> 
> -mark

Thanks for all the info.  Now for a second question.  Since there is an
antivirus made by McAfee for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX (and one or two
more Unix OS's) is there anything similar made for FreeBSD?  What can
one download/purchase to prevent:

1- Arrival/infection of the system from any virus that would target
   FreeBSD?
2- Presence of virii for any other OS in any file on the system?

Thanks for your help!

Emmanuel Gravel
egravel@elr346.ateng.az.honeywell.com

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