Re: [Sheflug] Re: linux viruses

[David Holden <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxx>]

Hi richard,

we use sophos here and I have found it on the whole pretty good. See my 
reply to alex with regard to linux viruses.


With regard to it running on linux, well we generally keep our linux 
machines pretty up to date so its use there has really been in spotting 
macro virus in doc files that are residing on a samba server.

 cheers,

 dave.


Richard Ibbotson wrote:

>David
>
>>How true is this?, sophos virus scanner runs on linux an seems to
>>have records of server linux viruses?
>>
>
>Well,  I suppose that we might try and have a discussion about 
>viruses and virus scanners...
>
>I've had a lot to do with the Debian, SuSE and even Red Hat security 
>people and there are many arguments out there which can become so 
>confusing that even the "experts" begin to get it wrong.  I think we 
>are talking about scanning e-mail for viruses on the whole ?  Maybe 
>not.
>
>I've heard and seen IT people say that software such as the Linux 
>version of the Trend Micro software is a pile of pants ... when it 
>probably isn't.  Also, that Amavis might not be very good.  But, who 
>do you believe when you get into that kind of arguement ?
>
>I stood next to some of the Sophos people when it was trialled at 
>Sheffield University.  The technical people who designed said things 
>to me like.... have seen how much this Sophos stuff costs ? They kind 
>of made a weak impersonation of disgust at the same time.  I know 
>it's used by the civil service and the MOD but even they don't give 
>me good reports about it.
>
>Which leads back to something I said to a network administrator at 
>Sheffield University back in 1995. ...  which was .. well... as far 
>as I can see ... once you've paid for this anti-virus software it 
>might not find the virus anyway ..  and I have also noticed more than 
> a few false reports from "reliable" virus scanners.
>
>Thanks
>
>

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