osViews: Linux Virus Solutions in Search of a Problem

[ Thanks to Kelly McNeill for this link. ]

"Since there are so few Linux viruses in the wild, who knows if the products actually work? At best, the Linux antivirus hawkers are jumping the gun--trying to capture a market that isn't quite there yet. At worst, they're advancing a cynical ploy to separate Linux newbies from their cash for something they couldn't possibly need.

"Note that I'm not talking about antivirus products that run on Linux to try to detect viruses in files stored on a Linux server..."

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