Re: Antivirus Programs for Openbsd

["Greg Thomas" <getbsd_(_at_)_dslextreme_(_dot_)_com>]

Dave Feustel
> On Monday 01 November 2004 12:34 pm, J Moore wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 01, 2004 at 08:25:40AM -0500, the unit calling itself Dave
>> Feustel wrote:
>> > I've seen recent postings on this list about antivirus programs for
>> > Openbsd. Do these programs detect viruses that can actually infect
>> > Openbsd or just viruses that won't affect Openbsd but can be passed on
>> to
>> > infect other (windows) operating systems?
>>
>> They (in general) detect whatever is in their "virus definition" file.
>> If there were an OpenBSD virus, and it was characterized in the virus
>> definition file, then it would be detected. Offhand, I'm not aware of
>> any virii (?) that OpenBSD is vulnerable to so primarily the value of
>> scanning on OpenBSD is to help protect weaker OS's.
>>
>> Jay
>
> I see two things happening  (one when I run Kmail and one when I
> run Konqueror) that are suggestive of viruses, but  I do not think Openbsd
> plays any role in either manifestation.

I'll bet it's a virus.  You'd better get that copy of Norton Antivirus for
OpenBSD installed.

Greg