trojans and Ubuntu

[Tim M]

On Jan 18, 2008 5:43 PM, Gerald Dachs <ubuntu at dachsweb.de> wrote:

> Am Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:32:09 -0400
> schrieb Joel Goguen <jgoguen at jgoguen.ca>:
> > >> Tim,
> > >> is he running windows?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> The friend? Yes, she is still using windows XP. I am concerned
> > >> about her
> > > because her computer is her lifeline but I don't want to needlessly
> > > alarm her and send her into a panic.
> > >
> > > Tim
> > Go over and do the usual round of virus/spyware/adware/other scans
> > that should be part of (at least) weekly routine for any Windows user?
>
> This is not really a good solution, because it gives a wrong feeling
> of safety. Recent tests have shown that the detection rate of
> virus scanners is decreasing significantly, since coding
> of viruses and trojans is a multimillion business.
>
> Gerald
>
Multimillion dollar business? These are not just some "kid" hackers. I have
a deep miss trust of virus scanning software. My boss says the next war will
be fought through the Internet. It has already been done in a small scale in
Russia's break away republic. Is it going to get to the point where the
complete house of cards is going to come tumbling down?

Tim
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