Hi All :)
Scott has the point ... The OS of a 3k protects it... but that is not
to say that things on the POSIX side might not be vulnerable.... Apache is
Apache! and there are recent virii that go towards things that may affect
the stuff in the posix side of a 3k ...
Never assume safety... Paranoia is good :) hehe
Art "dealing with the new Java script virus" Bahrs
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Before you assert MPE's superiority as a defense against digital fauna--I
might add, I've never heard of a AS-400 virus either. I'm quite sure we
would be vulnerable were access to HP-3000s and AS-400s as widespread as
Windows, Linux, and Mac.
Our primary defense against viruses seems to be rarity, limited
connectivity, and obscurity; while these offer SOME protection, I wouldn't
want to bet lives and career on Security via Obscurity.
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From: Greg Terterian [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 11:32 AM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Virus on HP3000
Lately we have been reading hundreds of warnings or new virus alerts.
Almost
on a daily basis, everyone receives at least one virus through emails that
get blocked by antivirus software (or maybe they just programmed so their
software will show that it blocked a virus, so we will be happy and renew
their yearly maintenance). As far as I know NO VIRUSES ever hit to HP3000.
Doesn't HP think that this can be the greatest marketing of all....???
Instead, they eliminate this wonderful machine and go with the rest of the
world and pushing for their PC
servers... Pity!!! Thats all I can say!
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