Re: [Q] virus susceptibility data
On 18 Jul 2000, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote:
> I'm looking for any kind of info on vulnerability to viruses on Debian
> and/or Linux. Pointers to anti-virus programs are also very welcome.
There are no anti-virus programs because there are no viruses. There are
a variety of security holes that crop up from time to time, but Windows is
far worse.
> If I can't convince some people here at work, I'm about to be told to
> disconnect from the net or use (heaven forbid!) Windows for any kind
> of internet activity beyond our firewall. And that seems to include
This shows a remarkable lack of cluefulness on the part of your network
staff. I wish you luck, but they appear to be so stupid that you will
probably not have much success.
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