Re: Anti-virus for i5OS

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Buck wrote:
> All true, but don't forget all those native packages that demand QSECOFR 
> authority to install and run under.  There've been a spate of reports of 
> malware being installed at the factory floor for phones, game consoles 
> and the like.  It's not inconceivable that the same thing could happen 
> to us, especially when we just automatically install so much stuff as 
> QSECOFR as a matter of habit...
>   

I'm not sure I understand this, Buck.  Are you talking about installing 
software into the IFS from an i5/OS terminal, or copying something to 
the IFS via mapped drive or FTP?  If the former, yes, you have to keep 
all your safeguards in place.  But I contend that the latter can't cause 
malware to execute on i5/OS.

Joe