linux-kernel - RE: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforon access scanning

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Message-ID: <2629CC4E1D22A64593B02C43E855530304AE4BE3@USILMS12.ca.com>
Date:	Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:37:27 -0400
From:	"Press, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Press@...com>
To:	"Pavel Machek" <pavel@...e.cz>, <tvrtko.ursulin@...hos.com>
Cc:	"Arjan van de Ven" <arjan@...radead.org>,
	"Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...nel.org>, <davecb@....com>,
	"Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
	<malware-list@...ts.printk.net>,
	"Mihai Don??u" <mdontu@...defender.com>
Subject: RE: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforon access scanning

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pavel Machek [mailto:pavel@...e.cz]
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:54 AM
> To: tvrtko.ursulin@...hos.com
> Cc: Arjan van de Ven; Adrian Bunk; davecb@....com; Greg KH; Press,
Jonathan;
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org;
malware-
> list@...ts.printk.net; Mihai Don??u
> Subject: Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to
alinuxinterfaceforon access
> scanning
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Okay, so goal of libmalware.so is to "not allow data in the black list
> to pass through Linux server". Threat model is windows machines trying
> to copy infected files through the server. 

That's only part of the threat model.

> Viruses are not expected to have shell access to either root or normal

> users on the server.

That's a big exception.


> it actually _works_, 100% of time, for apps using it.

Again that's a big condition.


Jon Press
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