Re: Anti-virus for i5OS

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Gibbs wrote:
> No argument ... but, IMO, now-a-days most viruses spread through user 
> stupidity.
>
> "Dear System i User, this is IBM support, our predictive failure system 
> has detect that your machine will experience catastrophic system error 
> within 24 hours if you do not apply a critical patch.  Please signon to 
> your system as QSECOFR, upload the attached PTF to your system, and run 
> the program.  This will correct the defect and your system will not 
> fail.  Thank you very much.  P.S. Due the the urgent nature of this 
> patch, normal support will not be aware of it.  Please do not bother 
> them by calling."
>   
And no amount of anti-virus software will protect you from that.

So in general anti-virus software protects you from things you could be 
(and should be) protecting yourself against with good security 
practices, while at the same time giving you a sense of safety that can 
easily be undermined by any aggressively stupid user.

Joe