linux-kernel - Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interfaceforon access scanning

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Message-Id: <20080806092516.814453167F8@pmx1.sophos.com>
Date:	Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:24:21 +0100
From:	tvrtko.ursulin@...hos.com
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	"Press, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Press@...com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	malware-list@...ts.printk.net
Subject: Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a	linux	interfaceforon access
 scanning

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


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