Sadly, multi-platform viruses have been created. It all depends on the hacker's intentions and abilities.
-----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Dean, David (I/S) Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:27 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Virus software? Thanks, but what could a virus jumping from a windows server do to a Linux server considering that it would be coded for one or the other? The number of humans that have become infected with hoof and mouth disease is quite low. I am just extending the questioning because I deal with this yearly from the auditors. Once in a blue moon I feel guilty about lying to them. -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:36 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Virus software? >>> On 1/16/2013 at 03:04 PM, "Dean, David (I/S)" <david_d...@bcbst.com> wrote: > We used Mcafee for a few years, but cut it off for lack of viruses > (none!) and decided to quit wasting the bandwidth. > > Brings up a good point, has anyone ever actually picked up a virus on > one of their zLinux boxes, we have not since 2004. Am I living in a > fool's paradise? Yes and no. Most people I've ever talked to about this seem to agree that such a tool is needed/desireable only when a LInux system is acting as some type of a file server for Windows clients. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ ----------------------------------------------------- Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
