[techtalk] Question for the group
Samantha Jo Moore
sjmoore at TheTahoeGroup.com
Thu Oct 14 10:42:44 EST 1999
I have never heard of a unix system having a virus problem... EVER! I have
never known of a virus checker for unix. I don't believe these systems are
immune to viruses, however. I think that it's just a matter of the system
not being widely popular, and the fact that the hardware platforms in which
it runs are so diverse. A virus created on an HP won't run on a Digital or
an intel box, so dissemination becomes harder.
Besides, a lot of viruses take advantage of bugs and/or holes left in the
applications or the OS. And we all know how many of those are in the
Microsoft software!
Samantha Jo Moore
CTO - The Tahoe Group, Inc.
http://www.thetahoegroup.com
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