[techtalk] Question for the group

[Samantha Jo Moore]

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
sjmoore at thetahoegroup.com

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