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From: "Erik Heil" <eheil@rcn.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms'
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 10:13:35 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <053701c1fc1a$b41eef40$6501a8c0@6S4X011> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E177zQB-0000JM-00@debian.linux>

I wonder how accessible these tools are/  BC I know for a fact that Symantec
has had some Unix antivirus products.  Wonder if they depend on the GTK or
Gnome environments?  Ideally they would have a curses-based interface.

----- Original Message -----
From: "'Georgina'" <gena@gena-j.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms'


> Hi
>
> Well I believe that GNU/Linux is becoming more popular as developers
> such as those with Redhat and Mandrake with their superb installers,
> will attract the attention of hackers who wish to be destructive to
> write viruses that can infect Unix type systems.  Perhaps the antivirus
> software producers are just using psychology but over the past year,
> they're producing their products to run under Unix type systems and more
> have appeared on the market.
>
> I understand that the structure is suposed to be more solid but that's
> no reason to be complacent.  If someone wants to get in they will do so.
>
> Gena
>
>
>
> Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org
>
> >On Tue, 14 May 2002, 'Georgina' wrote:
> >
> >> There's an implication that GNU/Linux users are enjoying
> >> the vulnerability of Windows users being infected with a virus
> >Yep, I'm one of those and make no apologies for it.
> >
> >> but I can assure anyone it is not a laughing matter.  Because such
> >> matters are likely to be an issue for GNU/Linux users in the future.
> >> then it will be the Window's users who will be laughing.
> >Please explain how you envision this unfolding.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >          Bill in Denver
> >
> >
> >
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Thread overview: 135+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 Dawes, Stephen
 ` Gregory Nowak
   ` Raul A. Gallegos
   ` Igor Gueths
     ` Alex Snow
       ` Igor Gueths
         ` Alex Snow
         ` Alex Snow
       ` Toby Fisher
         ` Alex Snow
           ` Igor Gueths
           ` Toby Fisher
 ` Alex Snow
   ` Igor Gueths
     ` Alex Snow
       ` Toby Fisher
 ` 'Georgina'
   ` Octavian Rasnita
   ` William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123
     ` 'Georgina'
       ` Erik Heil [this message]
       ` Toby Fisher
         ` Alex Snow
           ` Gregory Nowak
             ` Toby Fisher
           ` Toby Fisher
       ` William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123
         ` Ameer Armaly
           ` Alex Snow
             ` Ameer Armaly
               ` Toby Fisher
                 ` Ameer Armaly
                   ` Gregory Nowak
                     ` Ameer Armaly
                       ` Raul A. Gallegos
                         ` Alex Snow
                     ` Alex Snow
                       ` Gregory Nowak
                         ` Alex Snow
             ` Gregory Nowak
 ` Ann Parsons
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
 'Georgina'
 Dawes, Stephen
 Dawes, Stephen
 ` Gregory Nowak
   ` David Poehlman
     ` Gregory Nowak
       ` David Poehlman
         ` 'Georgina'
           ` David Poehlman
   ` Octavian Rasnita
     ` 'Georgina'
       ` Octavian Rasnita
         ` 'Georgina'
   ` Shaun Oliver
     ` Octavian Rasnita
 ` Ann Parsons
   ` Igor Gueths
 ` 'Georgina'
   ` Alex Snow
     ` 'Georgina'
       ` Octavian Rasnita
         ` Gregory Nowak
           ` Octavian Rasnita
       ` jwantz
     ` Octavian Rasnita
 ` Toby Fisher
 'Georgina'
 ` Alex Snow
   ` 'Georgina'
   ` Shaun Oliver
 ` Ann Parsons
   ` Erik Heil
     ` Raul A. Gallegos
       ` Erik Heil
   ` Dan Murphy
 ` Igor Gueths
   ` Igor Gueths
     ` Gregory Nowak
       ` Raul A. Gallegos
       ` Igor Gueths
         ` David Poehlman
           ` Igor Gueths
             ` David Poehlman
               ` Rich Caloggero
                 ` Octavian Rasnita
       ` Ann Parsons
     ` Alex Snow
 ` Dan Murphy
 ` Steve Holmes
   ` Charles Hallenbeck
     ` Erik Heil
       ` Charles Hallenbeck
         ` Erik Heil
     ` Kerry Hoath
       ` Charles Hallenbeck
         ` Igor Gueths
           ` Alex Snow
             ` Igor Gueths
               ` Alex Snow
                 ` Ameer Armaly
                   ` Alex Snow
                   ` Octavian Rasnita
                     ` Alex Snow
                       ` Octavian Rasnita
                         ` Erik Heil
                           ` Octavian Rasnita
                   ` Kerry Hoath
                     ` Octavian Rasnita
                   ` Steve Holmes
                     ` Octavian Rasnita
                       ` Toby Fisher
                         ` Octavian Rasnita
                         ` Alex Snow
                           ` Shaun Oliver
                             ` Igor Gueths
                             ` Alex Snow
                           ` Toby Fisher
                             ` Alex Snow
                   ` Shaun Oliver
                   ` TALMAGE
             ` Ameer Armaly
             ` Octavian Rasnita
               ` Alex Snow
                 ` Octavian Rasnita
             ` Shaun Oliver
               ` Alex Snow
       ` Alex Snow
         ` Gregory Nowak
           ` Alex Snow
     ` Igor Gueths
       ` Charles Hallenbeck
         ` Toby Fisher
           ` Alex Snow
 ` Toby Fisher

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