On Sat, May 10, 2008 3:58 pm, 7v5w7go9ub0o wrote: > forgottenwizard wrote: > Realtime Linux Anti-Trojan signature scanning overhead is simply cheap > (almost free) insurance IMHO, and may be most important when compiling > and installing new or updated sourcecode. Or installing a new plugin to > your browser; or opening a media file. > > But I sure acknowledge the majority opinion - almost ALL Linux users, > and many Windows users as well, choose not to run real-time > AntiMalware scanners.
Actually, they are not "cheap" and certainly are not "almost free". Real time scanning is a nice way to bring even high-spec systems to their knees. The reality is that an intelligent user doesn't really need the services they offer, and certainly doesn't need it at the performance cost it carries. I expect my operating system to be sufficiently secure (Linux is) that such threats are minimal, if I'm buying high-spec hardware, I want to be the one using it, not some silly real-time-scanner package. And yes, it is possible to lockdown Windows as tightly as a Linux box, you just need to know what you are doing. RobbieAB -- <RobbieAB> Actually, I kinda like the thought of useing CGI to do my project in Fortran <bonsaikitten> that's quite sane -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
