[PLUG] Microsoft to kill popular Linux antivirus product (fwd)

[chris]

this was mostly used in the *nix and *bsd worlds as an add on to mail servers 
to scan for viruses thus catching them before the end user got them. it seems 
that there are quite a few mail servers out there that use this, and now 
people are looking for something new, as support for this will likely cease 
to exist on any non-windows platform. the thought is that microsoft will be 
integrating this into their own mail server product.

chris

On Thursday 12 June 2003 07:59 am, Ed Sawicki wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 06:23, Rich Shepard wrote:
> > MICROSOFT TO KILL POPULAR LINUX ANTIVIRUS PRODUCT
> >      (Source: LinuxWorld.com) Users and resellers of RAV
> > AntiVirus, popular especially on Linux platforms, are in limbo
> > after Microsoft announced plans to buy the RAV technology from
> > Romania's GeCAD Software.
> > http://www.linuxworld.com/go.cgi?id=742532
>
> I can't seem to come up with a scenario where I would
> care about this. Nothing I do here makes me vulnerable
> to viruses. My email program doesn't automatically run
> binary attachments, javascript, etc. I don't run FTP.
> I strictly control access via my firewall. I generally
> install new software from source. My desktop computer
> doesn't run any daemons that are better run on a server.
> My server daemons run as non-root and in a jail or
> on a separate computer or in a UML when that's not
> possible.
>
> Is there a vulnerability I don't see?