Interesting - does Linux use Symantic antivirus software now. I wan't aware of that? On Thu, 2005-03-24 at 09:05 +1200, John Durham wrote: > * 19:00 23 March 2005 > * NewScientist.com news service > * Celeste Biever > > > Doubts were cast this week over the security of three major software > systems formerly regarded as safe havens from hacker attacks and viruses. > > But experts argue that despite the new findings, these systems are still > more secure than their Microsoft counterparts because hackers > overwhelmingly target the Windows software. > > "The Windows problem still dwarfs these other problems because internet > criminals know that there are an awful lot of clueless Windows users," > says Graham Cluley, security consultant at UK anti-virus firm Sophos. > > Until now, the open-source Firefox web browser, Linux-based web servers > and the Apple Mac operating system OSX were heralded as more robust to > hacker intrusions and viruses than Microsoft's Internet Explorer and the > Windows operating systems. > > So it came as a surprise to the security community when all three came > under attack in two security reports, funded by Symantec - the > California-based anti-virus software vendor - and Microsoft. > > More here: > http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7192&feedId=online-news_rss20 > > -- > Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> > ICQ number 112663246 > Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 > Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig > Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig > PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig > Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. > > > > -- -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.