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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Which desktop antivirus?
  @ 2011-10-22 14:22 99%     ` Pandu Poluan
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From: Pandu Poluan @ 2011-10-22 14:22 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Oct 22, 2011 9:10 PM, "Adam Carter" <adamcarter3@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > there aren't any Linux viruses,
>
> Except for the ones listed on the page below, which is probably
incomplete.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware
>
> But yeah, on a linux desktop (especially a Gentoo one) you don't need
> a virus scanner. Yet.
>

That IMO is one aspect where Gentoo is 'naturally hardened' even when
compared to other Linux distros: malware writers can't be sure that the
vectors they need exist in a target box.

Rgds,

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