Re: Anti-Virus software

Cypherpunk_at_nyc.rr.com
Date: 06/11/03 

Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 17:32:56 GMT

Sam N <sn@no-spam.sun.com> wrote:
> Steve wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have been asked if it is possible to install anti-virus software on
> > our Solaris servers. The servers run Oracle databases on them and sit
> > on their own lan and do not have direct connection to the internet.
> >
> > I have seen that there is anti-virus software for Solaris servers but
> > should this be run on a server that only runs an Oracle database?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> As far as I'm aware, there are no viruses for Solaris.
>
> Snake oil?

Microsoft has purchased Romanian technology for help:

http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=10300 707
#
# Microsoft Buys Into Antivirus Technology
#
# The vendor says it will eventually integrate antivirus and
# intrusion-prevention capabilities into its apps.
#
# By InformationWeek
# June 10, 2003
#
# Microsoft said Tuesday it intends to acquire the intellectual
# property and technology assets of Romanian antivirus firm GeCAD
# Software Srl. No details of the pending acquisition were released.
#
# Mike Nash, VP of Microsoft's security business unit, was
# tight-lipped regarding specific details as to how GeCAD's
# antivirus software may be incorporated into Microsoft's software,
# services, and operating systems. "We wanted to share information
# about our intent, but as far as how the technology will be
# packaged, that has not been worked out. I would look at this
# as adding additional value to our platform," he says.
#
# Traditionally, experts say, Microsoft platforms have been prime
# targets for virus writers because of their ubiquity. The recent
# worms and viruses with the greatest impact, from the IloveYou
# virus in 2000 to Code Red, Nimda, and the SQL Slammer worm, all
# have targeted Microsoft apps. Analysts have pegged the cost of
# cleanup and damage caused by these viruses and worms well into
# the billions.
#
# "We've been talking to our customers, and we've been hearing
# a lot about the threat of malicious code," Nash says.
[snip]

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