Mail Archives: opendos/1997/03/27/13:51:59
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, yeep wrote:
> > I use F-PROT for ALL DOS virus scanning needs. Any resident
> > scanner gives a false sense of security. Only regular scanning
> > with a real scanner can catch all viruses. I heavily recommend
> > doing scanning from a write protected disk with FPROT on it. The
> > disk MUST be prepared on a "guaranteed virus-free" system
> > however. I usually prepare my FPROT boot disk from Linux. I
> > just unzip FPROT into Linux and then format a DOS floppy and copy
> > the needed stuff to the disk. I've set up a simple script to do
> > it all. Note also that you must reboot the system by hitting
> > RESET and not CTRL-ALT-DEL as some viruses intercept the
> > CTRL-ALT-DEL call. If anyone wants more info on how to
> > "virus-proof" their system, they can contact me via email. BTW,
> > FPROT is *FREE* for non-commercial use.
>
> There's a shareware version out there.....right?
Yes, it is fully functional and free for non-commercial use.
> And aren't there any Linux viruses?
Of course there aren't. Viruses don't survive in UNIX systems
because they need to run as root, and most sysadmins don't run
unknown binaries on their systems. Also, compiling from sources
is commonplace, one of the cornerstones of UNIX. I've heard of
unix based viruses, but they usually work due to some major
security flaw in a particular OS or one of it's programs. I've
yet to hear of one for Linux.
Oh, BTW, just to keep this DOSish, McAfee has a virus scanner for
Linux now!!!!!!!!!! Contrary to what you might think about its
name, it scans your DOS drives for DOS viruses, but from Linux.
Cool eh!
Mike A. Harris | http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris
Computer Consultant | Coming soon: dynamic-IP-freedom...
My dynamic address: http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris/ip-address.html
mailto:mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Want Wordperfect for Linux? Visit Caldera's website: www.caldera.com
- Raw text -