Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:00:36 +0100 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@rambo.simx.org> To: daverk@epix.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: virus scanner Message-ID: <3C4D5464.2020203@rambo.simx.org> References: <200201221141.g0MBfovv001177@bean.epix.net>
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Dave Kaufman wrote: >is there a recommended virus scanner for freebsd? and for that matter how >necessary is it for a stand alone home unit running freebsd 4.4 Release? it's >a dual boot to Win98 where i have Norton running. i realise that won't >protect the freebsd side but how much protection does the freebsd side need? > >thanks >Dave > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > AFAIK, there is not a single virus out there that has any effect on a FreeBSD machine. The only reason I know to run antivirus on FreeBSD is on mailservers, to protect the poor windows lusers from getting virus in their Outlook Express inbox. -- R To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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