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  3. April 2008

Re: Anti-virus for i5OS

Joe Pluta wrote:

There is no known instance of any IFS file ever executing code on i5/OS.
And by this, I hope you know what I mean. There is no way copying a file to the IFS can magically execute code on the System i under normal operation.

There are of course ways around that. Running non-secure environments such as PASE, especially running "industry standard" code with known exploits, can get around this. So I suppose as you start running non-native applications, there is more need for that sort of protection.

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...

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