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| Thread ID: 103373 | 2009-09-20 21:40:00 | Can someone recommend a good A/V for linux? | nofam (9009) | Press F1 |
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| 812156 | 2009-09-20 21:40:00 | Specifically for the custom Xandros build on Asus Eee netbooks. A friend's one had (she thinks) McAfee, which expired recently. :thumbs: |
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| 812157 | 2009-09-20 21:43:00 | Didnt know Linux had viruses or needed an AV program. I dont think you need one for Linux. Or one doesnt exist anyway | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 812158 | 2009-09-20 21:49:00 | Didnt know Linux had viruses or needed an AV program :D Bob Dylan must've got some malware on his Kubuntu box when he wrote 'The Times They Are A-changin' It's actually mostly for spam, but I figure there's no harm in having a full A/V app. |
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| 812159 | 2009-09-20 21:55:00 | Looks like AVG make a version for linux, and Clam AV do. Altho neither will fix spam | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 812160 | 2009-09-20 22:00:00 | ClamAV. | Blam (54) | ||
| 812161 | 2009-09-20 22:00:00 | There are AV,s included in available apps for most linux systems although they are not really needed.Guarddog is the usual Ubuntu one. | kjaada (253) | ||
| 812162 | 2009-09-21 02:53:00 | There are many A/V products for Linux, but they all scan for Windows viruses (so unless you're scanning stuff for later use in Windows, or you're using it on a mail gateway, there's no real point in having them). If you're talking about rootkits that's a different story - rkhunter is the usual tool for detecting and removing these, but unless you're running publicly accessable servers it's unlikely you'll need it. Edit: chrootkit is another useful one. There are AV,s included in available apps for most linux systems although they are not really needed.Guarddog is the usual Ubuntu one.Guarddog is a firewall configuration utility for iptables, it's not an A/V product. |
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| 812163 | 2009-09-21 02:59:00 | www.avast.com | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 812164 | 2009-09-21 21:35:00 | Ah yes, but again, how many Linux Distro's ship with Outlook Express (Therefore needing to scan it), winmail.dat etc :D | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 812165 | 2009-09-22 05:22:00 | I used avast, not sure if it actually did anything but i think linux is pretty good for viruses anyway | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
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