Re: VIRUS Alert for the LIST

["L. S. Russell" <leslier@xxxxxxxxxx>]

A long time ago, either midrange computing or news 400 published the source for 
a
malicious worm.

David Gibbs wrote:

> At 06:56 PM 12/26/99 , you wrote:
> >The IFS is part of the AS/400 isn't it?   Can we tell users to back up
> >their PC files to the AS/400 and assure them that their data is safe from
> >viral infection or destruction?  If so, #1-I am amazed,  #2-IBM has missed
> >a wonderful marketing advantage.
>
> No, a file on the IFS is *NOT* immune from viral infection ... Functionally
> the AS/400 is immune from the effects of a virus, due to it's architecture,
> but a PC file is still a PC file.  There's nothing inherent in the AS/400
> to protect an IFS file from infection.  In short: The AS/400 is actually
> quite vulnerable to viruses ... but it can only carry the problem, not be
> affected by it.
>
> I always recommend a good, well known, anti virus package with active
> scanning regardless of where the files are being stored.  Norton & McAffee
> are the ones I suggest.
>
> david
>
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