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Old 10-17-2017, 02:28 AM   #1
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How to install Antivirus on Redhate Linux 7.3


Dears,

Im using the Linux 7.3 in HP server .im new to install Anti Virus in Linux. please any one provide me the procedure or steps to install Antivirus in Linux

Thanks
 
Old 10-17-2017, 03:45 AM   #2
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I think it's fairly safe to say you don't need anti-virus on linux.

Linux has more 'built in' security than other OS'.. plus viruses aren't as common on linux as they are on Windows.
 
Old 10-17-2017, 04:34 AM   #3
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Dears,

Im using the Linux 7.3 in HP server .im new to install Anti Virus in Linux. please any one provide me the procedure or steps to install Antivirus in Linux

Thanks
So what have you tried?

We are not just going to write a "guide" for you, we are happy to help, but you need to put some effort in as well.

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I think it's fairly safe to say you don't need anti-virus on linux.

... plus viruses aren't as common on linux as they are on Windows.
That's a pretty general assessment and not true in all situations. If you have Windows PC's hooked up to your network, it would be advisable to install some Anti-Virus software.
 
Old 10-18-2017, 01:22 AM   #4
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Are you sure you need 'antivirus' which is more associated with desktop PC web-browsers?
This sounds more like securing corp. IT servers (RHEL on HP).
RH has lots of docs for paying customers (&many can be read freely).
There are many books on computer security. (should I look for some for you?)
Here's a LQthread (tho old 5.x, concepts still apply); esp. note #10
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...-x-4175516404/
Do your systems have firewalls? Also, thinks of server applications at now-infamous Equifax.

Welcome to LQ but I'd suggest also focusing on 'soft skills':
web-researching, writing well (would a resume with ".im Redhate" look good?) etc.
 
Old 10-18-2017, 10:33 AM   #5
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If you have PCs running Windows connected to the server, you can put a suitable antivirus program on them.

Red Hat is secure as, like any Linux, programs can only be installed and enabled by the administrator and, unlike almost all other distros, it also has Security Enhanced Linux enabled, which protects files from all unauthorised alteration.
 
Old 10-18-2017, 08:59 PM   #6
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If you have PCs running Windows connected to the server, you can put a suitable antivirus program on them.

Red Hat is secure as, like any Linux, programs can only be installed and enabled by the administrator and, unlike almost all other distros, it also has Security Enhanced Linux enabled, which protects files from all unauthorised alteration.
Just because your server itself, may not be at as much "risk", it does not mean that the server will not become a "distribution point". That is the real risk in that situation, rather than files on the server itself being modified by any 'virus'.

You want to ensure that files going to and from (particularly from) your server are safe. Which is why I say it would be advisable to install some anti-virus software on your server itself. To ensure that what ever files going to or from your server are safe (at lease as far as you can).

The above quote to a large extent, assumes that you are only talking about viruses that can affect Linux based software. The real risk of viruses, affects Windows rather than Linux.
 
  


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