Re: [Sheflug] Viruses and worms etc.

[David Holden <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxx>]

What a star your boss is  :)

We use sophos but mainly because we recieve a lot of word documents 
which are served from linux via a samba share.

see Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix FAQ

http://www.sophos.com/support/faqs/savunix.html

  Dave.



Steve Tickle wrote:
> 
> 
> As you might recall, I have now been tasked with converting most of our 
> desktop boxes to Linux. Concidentally, yesterday I received a phone call 
> from someone trying to sell Norton Antivirus to us and who was delighted 
> to inform me that they supported the Linux OS.
> 
> Now I know that trojans and worms exist for Linux and I'm not stupid 
> enough to think that they're not an issue. However, given the 
> appropriate "conventional" security procedures being put into place, am 
> I right in thinking that NAV and the like are a waste of money... or is 
> it still a good idea to invest in them?
> 
> Cheers
> Steve
> 
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