Re: Anti Virus: Improving the defense strategy through proactiveness...

From: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) (see@reply.to.header)
Date: 12/16/01

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    From: "J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)" <see@reply.to.header>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 16:46:06 +0100

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    Robert Moir <robert.moir@ntlworld.com> wrote:
    > <phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu> wrote in message
    > news:9vi0kb$lr8$4@nyheter.crt.se...
    >> Better software that's not vulnerable to viruses. That's the BIG thing !
    >
    > *yawn*
    > Shame there's no such thing (assuming we're talking about operating
    > systems here). Anyone who is about to hit reply and tell me about their
    > 'leet Linux system should remember that hackers love Ramen Noodles.

    While there isn't such a thing as an OS that is invulnerable to viruses
    there are huge differences in the degree of vulnerability between even
    well-administered installs of different OSes; see e.g. the "security"
    section of http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html

    Ray 

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