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by **Daero** » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 01:28:23

Talk about using scare tactics to sell product !!

I put this one up there with Network Associates telling people that
the New York water supply was under threat from 'hackers' unless
people bought more virus software. Stock in NA went through the roof !
.......

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030318/fltu021_1.html

Central Command Predicts Linux-based Viruses to Increase as Linux OS
Moves on to Corporate and Consumer Desktops
Tuesday March 18, 1:27 pm ET

MEDINA, Ohio, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Command, Inc., a
leading provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security
services today warns of the importance of installing and maintaining
current anti-virus protection on the Linux operating system (Linux).
.
".. virus protection solutions for Linux workstation, servers and mail
servers starting at $34.95 .."
....... end quote .......

by **T. Relye** » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 01:34:31

> Talk about using scare tactics to sell product !!

> I put this one up there with Network Associates telling people that
> the New York water supply was under threat from 'hackers' unless
> people bought more virus software. Stock in NA went through the roof !
> .......

> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030318/fltu021_1.html

> Central Command Predicts Linux-based Viruses to Increase as Linux OS
> Moves on to Corporate and Consumer Desktops
> Tuesday March 18, 1:27 pm ET

> MEDINA, Ohio, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Command, Inc., a
> leading provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security
> services today warns of the importance of installing and maintaining
> current anti-virus protection on the Linux operating system (Linux).
> .
> ".. virus protection solutions for Linux workstation, servers and mail
> servers starting at $34.95 .."
> ....... end quote .......

Makes you wonder where viruses really come from...

Todd

by **Daero** » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 01:37:37

>> Talk about using scare tactics to sell product !!

>> I put this one up there with Network Associates telling people that
>> the New York water supply was under threat from 'hackers' unless
>> people bought more virus software. Stock in NA went through the roof !
>> .......

>> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030318/fltu021_1.html

>> Central Command Predicts Linux-based Viruses to Increase as Linux OS
>> Moves on to Corporate and Consumer Desktops
>> Tuesday March 18, 1:27 pm ET

>> MEDINA, Ohio, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Command, Inc., a
>> leading provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security
>> services today warns of the importance of installing and maintaining
>> current anti-virus protection on the Linux operating system (Linux).
>> .
>> ".. virus protection solutions for Linux workstation, servers and mail
>> servers starting at $34.95 .."
>> ....... end quote .......

>Makes you wonder where viruses really come from...

>Todd

Why don't these 'innovators' build a system that don't get viruses.
Embedded Linux running on flash ram for instance ?

by **phil** » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 01:49:12

> Talk about using scare tactics to sell product !!

> I put this one up there with Network Associates telling people that
> the New York water supply was under threat from 'hackers' unless
> people bought more virus software. Stock in NA went through the roof !
> .......

> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030318/fltu021_1.html

> Central Command Predicts Linux-based Viruses to Increase as Linux OS
> Moves on to Corporate and Consumer Desktops
> Tuesday March 18, 1:27 pm ET

> MEDINA, Ohio, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Command, Inc., a
> leading provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security
> services today warns of the importance of installing and maintaining
> current anti-virus protection on the Linux operating system (Linux).
> .
> ".. virus protection solutions for Linux workstation, servers and mail
> servers starting at $34.95 .."
> ....... end quote .......

although it never occured to me to actually click on it
i'm sure we've all gone to websites
where a window pops up and invites us to have our
systems checked for a possible virus

today, on my redhat box...
just for laughs i decided to click and see what happened

i then got a message

Sorry, our virus checker only works on windows systems

guess i better dump linux and install windows asap

i feel sooo left out :)

by **Dave Leig** » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 03:14:16

Daeron wrote on Tuesday 18 March 2003 18:28 in message

Quote:> Talk about using scare tactics to sell product !!

> I put this one up there with Network Associates telling people that
> the New York water supply was under threat from 'hackers' unless
> people bought more virus software. Stock in NA went through the roof !
> .......

> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030318/fltu021_1.html

Hey, they're selling stuff for Linux. I'm not going to fault them for that.
Actually, I can think of a definite need for anti-virus software that runs
on Linux servers... to mainly to protect the Windows PCs that are connected
to them; as well as to protect Linux workstations running clients in WINE.
And it is possible that somebody will put some dumb-ass auto-executing
script feature in a client on the assumption that they have to fill out all
the checkboxes in a feature grid. If nothing else, I agree with this
statement: "The Linux operating system is easily recoverable but
the end user's data is not," so more power to 'em. Let 'em sell.

--
Dave Leigh, Consulting Systems Analyst
Cratchit.org

by **rapska** » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 02:57:37

Error log for Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:37:37 +0000: segfault in module Daeron -
dump details are as follows...

Quote:>>Makes you wonder where viruses really come from...

>>Todd

> Why don't these 'innovators' build a system that don't get viruses.
> Embedded Linux running on flash ram for instance ?

The real concern on 'nix platforms is not virii. Viruses are for kids to
prove themselves l33t and companies to make money.

True kr4x0rs, like those in the 'nix world, are much more interested in
gaining control of your box to use for whatever purpose (maybe off-site
compiles? ;-)

With the advent of LGX, there is gonna be a hell of alot of computing
power out there just wating to be exploited. This is were companies
should target their products IMHO.

--
rapskat - 19:52:22 up 3 days, 2:47, 4 users, load average: 1.98, 1.24, 1.07
Gentoo Base System version 1.4.2.8 kernel 2.5.64 on a Pentium III (Coppermine)
"Strange game...the only winning move is not to play."

by **Jim Tric** » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 05:33:53

> Talk about using scare tactics to sell product !!

> I put this one up there with Network Associates telling people that
> the New York water supply was under threat from 'hackers' unless
> people bought more virus software. Stock in NA went through the roof !
> .......

> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030318/fltu021_1.html

> Central Command Predicts Linux-based Viruses to Increase as Linux OS
> Moves on to Corporate and Consumer Desktops
> Tuesday March 18, 1:27 pm ET

> MEDINA, Ohio, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Command, Inc., a
> leading provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security
> services today warns of the importance of installing and maintaining
> current anti-virus protection on the Linux operating system (Linux).
> .
> ".. virus protection solutions for Linux workstation, servers and mail
> servers starting at $34.95 .."
> ....... end quote .......

Could still be very useful in the "bullshit baffles brains" department.
More than once I've come across posts / articles about how someone had
been banned by management from using a Linux based solution because
"there is no antivirus software for Linux", Desktop AntiVirus anyone?
Now they can tell management there is a choice of AV software for
Linux. And as someone else pointed out, you can always use it to
protect Windows clients.

Regards
Jim

by **Mark** » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:35:09

> > Talk about using scare tactics to sell product !!

> > I put this one up there with Network Associates telling people that
> > the New York water supply was under threat from 'hackers' unless
> > people bought more virus software. Stock in NA went through the roof !
> > .......

> > http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030318/fltu021_1.html

> > Central Command Predicts Linux-based Viruses to Increase as Linux OS
> > Moves on to Corporate and Consumer Desktops
> > Tuesday March 18, 1:27 pm ET

> > MEDINA, Ohio, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Command, Inc., a
> > leading provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security
> > services today warns of the importance of installing and maintaining
> > current anti-virus protection on the Linux operating system (Linux).
> > .
> > ".. virus protection solutions for Linux workstation, servers and mail
> > servers starting at $34.95 .."
> > ....... end quote .......

> Makes you wonder where viruses really come from...

> Todd

F-prot have had av software for linux for years. There's a free for
personnal use download. ;)

by **phil** » Fri, 21 Mar 2003 00:43:04

>>I can't spend mine either ;-)

> On second thought..... I think I'll spend it on beer :)

sounds more useful than what i do...
i just keep filling my yard with junk sculptures
and try to keep my property taxes down

my scheme is failing however

by **The Ghost In The Machin** » Fri, 21 Mar 2003 11:36:09

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, rapskat

wrote
on Tue, 18 Mar 2003 19:57:37 -0500

Quote:> Error log for Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:37:37 +0000: segfault in module Daeron -
> dump details are as follows...

>>>Makes you wonder where viruses really come from...

>>>Todd

>> Why don't these 'innovators' build a system that don't get viruses.
>> Embedded Linux running on flash ram for instance ?

> The real concern on 'nix platforms is not virii. Viruses are for kids to
> prove themselves l33t and companies to make money.

> True kr4x0rs, like those in the 'nix world, are much more interested in
> gaining control of your box to use for whatever purpose (maybe off-site
> compiles? ;-)

DDoS attacks.

Quote:
> With the advent of LGX, there is gonna be a hell of alot of computing
> power out there just wating to be exploited. This is were companies
> should target their products IMHO.

www.distributed.net
www.seti.org

There's a computational site dedicated for curing cancer via
distributed computing but I forget the Webaddy.

--

It's still legal to go .sigless.

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