[Info-vax] Anti-virus ?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2023-08-10, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 8/10/2023 8:14 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2023-08-10, Niels S. Eliasen <nse at eliasen.co> wrote:
>>> Believe it or not...
>>> but was asked by a customer yesterday: "What anti-virus software exist on OpenVMS ?"
>>> Anyone that has knowledge of such a product for OpenVMS ?
>> 
>> I don't see that as strange at all and it is a _very_ valid question
>> for a customer to ask.
>
> If the calendar said 2003: yes.
>

No Arne, when it says 2023.

> Today the virus threat is a very small piece of the threats.
>

A couple of random search results for "anti-virus for linux":

https://www.safetydetectives.com/best-antivirus/linux/

https://www.security.org/antivirus/best/linux/

Note that the above includes when the malware is running on Linux itself,
not just when Linux is being used as a host for Windows files.

There are plenty of other links if you do the same search.

Like I said, it is a _very_ valid question for the OP's customer to ask.

Oh, and anyone thinking that VMS can't have malware and will never be a
target of interest in an organisation is deluding themselves.

Simon.

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