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Linux Virus Solutions in Search of a Problem
Wednesday, 17 November 2004 16:05 ESTSince there are so few Linux viruses in the wild, who knows if the products actually work?. At best, the Linux antivirus hawkers are jumping the gun -- trying to capture a market that isn't quite there yet. At worst, they're advancing a cynical ploy to separate Linux newbies from their cash for something they couldn't possibly need.
Note that I'm not talking about antivirus products that run on Linux to try to detect viruses in files stored on a Linux server. For example, there are a number of companies that store important data on Samba servers. Sometimes, one of their workers might just have an infected file -- and it's a good thing indeed to be able to catch that at the server if possible. No, I'm talking about the products aimed at desktop Linux users and the advertising that tries to convince them that their systems are targets for viruses.
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