Paul Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > All; > > I need a quick little factoid for something related to work. Does anyone > know the exact number of virus that exist for Linux? > > (If not the *exact* number, then plus or minus, say, 2 or 3) > > Also, I know it's off topic, but am asking just in case someone might > know; does anyone have the same information for Solaris? (Sparc or Intel > versions) > > I'm having a dispute with someone about whether Unix/Linux based servers > should be running anti-virus software or not. My take is that unless the > Unix/Linux box is running either an e-mail server or an ftp server for > Windows or Mac based clients, then it's a waste of money to require > anti-virus software for the box.
While I don't have a specific number, I believe that the number is somewhere around 6 or 7, including specific worms (rather than just virii). The bigger threat is rootkits, which can be applied to systems that haven't been properly and fully patched/updated. In my case, I'm running an anti-virus as I'm running a mail server which is accessed by Windows clients, and a samba server, which is also accessed, obviously, by Windows clients. -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org, or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
