Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-30 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 10:21:15AM -0900, Andy wrote: > Is there a package for tripwire? Use integrit instead. -- .''`. Baloo Ursidae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system pgp0.pgp Descripti

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-30 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 09:14:18AM -0500, Jason Healy wrote: > What are you talking about? The default in Mac OS X is actually to > ship with the root account completely disabled (`su` won't get you > anywhere). There is no way that the default user is root: Ah, OK. Please tell me that it expec

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-30 Thread Bob Proulx
Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 10:21:15AM -0900, Andy wrote: > > > * run program like tripwire > > Is there a package for tripwire? > > I searched the packages directory at debian.org and couldn't find anything. > > It is in non-us and in unstable. Check BTS why this is so. I use a

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-29 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 10:21:15AM -0900, Andy wrote: > > 1) Debian system itself > > * Update your system constantly with security fixes > > * configure system by following harden-doc package instruction or its > >latest information at > >http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-29 Thread Andy
> 1) Debian system itself > * Update your system constantly with security fixes > * configure system by following harden-doc package instruction or its >latest information at >http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ > * close port and unused services. > * run program li

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-29 Thread Jason Healy
At 1048925984s since epoch (03/29/03 06:19:44 -0500 UTC), Paul Johnson wrote: > Considering the default user for OSX is root and most end users don't > realise the ramifications, I'm hoping OSX and Linux never, ever ship > with binary compatability with each other. Not because I have risky > habit

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-29 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 10:14:00PM -0600, Michael Heironimus wrote: > Well, it's not necessarily a bad idea, but unless you're serving files > to Windows machines or acting as a mail server there isn't much point. My view is I'm not capable of catchin

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-29 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 10:07:24PM -0600, Dan Hunt wrote: > Most virus writers > want to infect "MS Windows" rather than free operating systems like > Debian GNU/Linux. It should be noted that this is because Windows allows for far more damag

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-29 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 12:10:47AM -0300, Santiago Hirschfeld wrote: > I'm running Woody in my home computer, and i was wondering if it is a good > idea to install an antivirus, if it is...what should i use? should i use it > to scan mails and files? c

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-28 Thread Sam Varghese
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 10:07:24PM -0600, Dan Hunt waxed eloquent and said: > On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 12:10:47AM -0300, Santiago Hirschfeld wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm running Woody in my home computer, and i was wondering if it is a good > > idea to i

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-28 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 12:10:47AM -0300, Santiago Hirschfeld wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running Woody in my home computer, and i was wondering if it is a good > idea to install an antivirus, if it is...what should i use? should i use it > to scan mails and files? can someone give me some hints? You ha

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-28 Thread Alvin Oga
On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Santiago Hirschfeld wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running Woody in my home computer, and i was wondering if it is a good > idea to install an antivirus, if it is...what should i use? should i use it > to scan mails and files? can someone give me some hints? if other windoze boxes t

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-28 Thread Michael Heironimus
On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 12:10:47AM -0300, Santiago Hirschfeld wrote: > I'm running Woody in my home computer, and i was wondering if it is a good > idea to install an antivirus, if it is...what should i use? should i use it > to scan mails and files? can someone give me some hints? Well, it's not

Re: Antivirus in Debian?

2003-03-28 Thread Dan Hunt
On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 12:10:47AM -0300, Santiago Hirschfeld wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running Woody in my home computer, and i was wondering if it is a good > idea to install an antivirus, if it is...what should i use? should i use it > to scan mails and files? can someone give me some hints? > I