Not so much I think. The thread is about an antivirus for FreeBSD; it's pretty much related to how secure your system is. And I think FreeBSD can be more secure than other systems (and this might be considered a bold statement by some, but we will leave those losers alone ), but no system is 100% secure. So if you are really concerned any extra check is always welcome.We're getting off topic here
You know the saying: the only secure system is turned off, in a safe, in a bunker, deep underground, guarded by 200 men. And even then I wouldn't be so sure.
Not necessarily a lack of value, but (much) less than Windows or Linux. And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this is the only factor. But I think it can be a relevant factor if the market share is small.Anyway, I'm not sure that the idea that because FreeBSD is used by few people there's a lack of value in compromising it
That's not nothing. Try to imagine how many machines are zombies. How many zombie candidates are running FreeBSD?I would think that most intrusions to home computers are of little value other than collecting nodes for a botnet.
I don't know much about that. But for example here:I've known a lot of people over the years (who use MS-Windows) and not one has ever reported their bank account as being compromised, for example. I suspect that it is very few that get pwned in that way.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/dyre-wolf-attacks-your-corporate-bank-account-door/
Can be very few people, but apparently more than enough
Could be, but even in that case Linux is far more popular. So if you have a FreeBSD server that allows you to get into Fort Knox then obviously FreeBSD can be of some interest, but I would say this is not the case. If I had to write some malicious software I would definitely target Linux first, unless I wanted to target a specific company that uses FreeBSD. Besides, Linux is much easier to attackPerhaps I'm wrong but isn't it in servers where the real value lies? Judging by the barrage of break in attempts I see I'd say there's certainly a lot of interest.