Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1763507AbYHFJZs (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:25:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756785AbYHFJZP (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:25:15 -0400 Received: from pmx1.sophos.com ([213.31.172.16]:47191 "EHLO pmx1.sophos.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756151AbYHFJZO (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:25:14 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20080805181141.GA10700@kroah.com> To: Greg KH Cc: Arjan van de Ven , "Press, Jonathan" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, malware-list@lists.printk.net Subject: Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interfaceforon access scanning MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 7.0.2 September 26, 2006 From: tvrtko.ursulin@sophos.com Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:24:21 +0100 X-MIMETrack: S/MIME Sign by Notes Client on Tvrtko Ursulin/Dev/UK/Sophos(Release 7.0.2|September 26, 2006) at 06/08/2008 10:25:09, Serialize by Notes Client on Tvrtko Ursulin/Dev/UK/Sophos(Release 7.0.2|September 26, 2006) at 06/08/2008 10:25:09, Serialize complete at 06/08/2008 10:25:09, S/MIME Sign failed at 06/08/2008 10:25:09: The cryptographic key was not found, Serialize by Router on Mercury/Servers/Sophos(Release 7.0.3|September 26, 2007) at 06/08/2008 10:24:24, Serialize complete at 06/08/2008 10:24:24 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Message-Id: <20080806092516.814453167F8@pmx1.sophos.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 872 Lines: 26 Greg KH wrote on 05/08/2008 19:11:41: > On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 02:04:26PM -0400, Press, Jonathan wrote: > > I'm not sure if this is off the direct idea of this thread, or if I am > > possibly missing the whole point. > > I think you might be missing the point a bit here, as the traditional > Unix model that Linux has prevents much of what the "traditional AV" > products need to do, right? Could you please explain some more what and how do you think Unix model prevents? Tvrtko Sophos Plc, The Pentagon, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, OX14 3YP, United Kingdom. Company Reg No 2096520. VAT Reg No GB 348 3873 20. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/