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  • Norman Virus Control for Linux

    If any Linux users want to help Norman beta test their Linux variant of NVC, go here and download the beta. :)

    Gotta love free betas - unlike M$ :mad:
    What came first - Insanity or Society?

  • #2
    Why bother? There are no virii that can infect linux, there are a few worms but most of them have to be hand installed.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Bern
      Why bother? There are no virii that can infect linux, there are a few worms but most of them have to be hand installed.

      Yes, sensible peeps like you have proper security policies in place, but if a n00b is running as root user all the time - then things can go wrong
      What came first - Insanity or Society?

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      • #4
        Yes but the n00b still has to install the worm by hand, there are no linux email clients that will auto run an attachment...untill M$ port outlook that is. An email virus scaner for linux is nothing more than an attempt by the company that markets it to scam money from clueless users. The only place where linux needs a virus scanner is where an email server is deployed and there are plenty of open source ones already.
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        • #5
          Point taken, but I am still to this day surprised at the STUPIDITY of some n00b's - despite all the warnings they will try and install something dodgy. This is the market I feel Norman is targetting.

          Besides - you're free to choose what software you use, aren't you? ;)
          What came first - Insanity or Society?

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          • #6
            Good point, but a totaly clueless n00b is going to install a compromised package no matter what because a virus scanner won't detect a root kit, which is the main danger for a linux box. The fact that there are no virii for linux makes a scanner, especially one that you pay for, a marketing trick if not a direct scam.
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            • #7
              Maybe using the word "Virus" in the title needs to be looked at... Norman Worm Control (NWC) maybe? :?:
              What came first - Insanity or Society?

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              • #8
                Well in the interest of security ( personally, I don't feel the word security even should be utilized in a discussion about computers ) redundancy is your best defense.
                So it would stand to reason that running an operating system that is all but immune to virii, in conjunction with an anti-virus program, would make you just about fool-proof. LOL

                Kinda' like those companies here in the USA that sell credit card insurance for $60 annually - when all you are liable for by law is the first $50 of fraud.
                (darn - why didn't I think of that??)
                The reason a diamond shines so brightly is because it has many facets which reflect light.

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                • #9
                  Lets all go throw waterbombs at the drowning

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Bahamut Zer0
                    [B]Lets all go throw waterbombs at the drowning
                    and send heaters to cairns :)
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