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E-Commerce Times: Network Associates Security-Enables Linux Developers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 21, 1999

“Utility software provider Network Associates…today announced
that a version of its antivirus software development toolkit is now
available to developers using the Linux operating system.”

McAfee’s Virus Interface for Protective Early Response
(VIPER) for Linux enables third party developers and service
providers to embed the company’s antivirus engine into Linux-based
e-business applications, Internet appliances and managed service
offerings.

“The VIPER for Linux toolkit features includes support for HTTP,
FTP and SMTP protocol scanning, on-the-fly file decompression,
macro virus support and heuristic analysis, automatic updates and
support from McAfee’s Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team
(AVERT).”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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