Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:24:02 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interfaceforon access scanning |
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On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 10:24:21AM +0100, tvrtko.ursulin@sophos.com wrote: > 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?
It prevents any user from overwriting an existing executable, and it prevents any user from adding an executable file to a common directory (/usr/bin).
It also prevents any user from overwriting a different user's data file.
What specific threat model are you feeling is still present on Linux today that this proposal is supposed to address?
thanks,
greg k-h
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