AIX Tip of the Week

Anti-Virus Software for AIX

Audience: All

Update: May 25, 2004 New IBM URL http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/security/feature/antivirus.html

Date: September 22, 2003

Although Unix is relatively secure, it is still vulnerable to virus attacks. In addition, a Unix server can propagate non-Unix viruses when running as a mail, file or web server. Here are a few anti-virus products for AIX that protect against these types of security exposures.

Sophos Anti-virus
http://www.sophos.com/products/software/antivirus

F-Prot Antivirus for AIX, Version 4.2.0
http://www.f-prot.com/products/corporate_users/aix /

McAfee Security VirusScanr for Unix
http://www.networkassociates.com/us/products/mcafee/antivirus/desktop/vs_unix.htm

AHNLAB V3FileScan
http://home.ahnlab.com/english/product/01_1_03.html

McAfee Security GroupShield for Domino
http://www.networkassociates.com/us/products/mcafee/antivirus/email/gs_domino.htm

Sendmail Anti-Virus Filter
http://www.sendmail.com/products/msmgr_antivirus.shtml

Trendmicro InterScan VirusWall
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/products/gateway/isvw/evaluate/overview.htm

Trendmicro ScanMail for Lotus Notes
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/products/email/smln/evaluate/overview.htm

Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino
http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/products/products.cfm?ProductID=143

Sybari's Antigen 7.0 for Lotus Domino
http://www.sybari.com/products/antigen_notes.asp

OpenAntiVirus.org Projects (squid-vscan/samba-vscanVirusHammer)
http://www.openantivirus.org/projects.php

Public Domain Antivirus (added 4/2004)
"clamav" at UCLA Public Domain


Bruce Spencer,
baspence@us.ibm.com