Linux Antivirus products?

kazmax · 11-23-2005, 12:47 PM

Having successfully installed Mandrake I'm now looking at what options are available for antivirus products. Free would be nice but if not recommendations would be gratefully received.

Andrew

Tinkster · 11-23-2005, 12:50 PM

ClamAV is FOSS
F-Prot has a Linux scanner that's free for private use.
McAffee (make a fee?) have a commercial one, too.

Cheers,
Tink

Komakino · 11-23-2005, 01:04 PM

Anti virus isn't a bad idea if you're on a network with windows computers, but a properly set up linux system doesn't need an anti virus program. I've never used one.

mikedeatworld · 11-23-2005, 01:24 PM

http://www.clamav.net/

is another option.

but, in theroy, there is not a need (depending on what the linux machine is used for)

good article explaining...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10...ndows_viruses/

Lleb_KCir · 11-23-2005, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Komakino
Anti virus isn't a bad idea if you're on a network with windows computers, but a properly set up linux system doesn't need an anti virus program. I've never used one.

do you ever share files with friends who run windows? if you do, then consider an antivirus software in your LAN for their protection as well as for the reducing the proliferation of viruses around the world as they do nothing but slow down the internet.

Komakino · 11-23-2005, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lleb_KCir
do you ever share files with friends who run windows? if you do, then consider an antivirus software in your LAN for their protection as well as for the reducing the proliferation of viruses around the world as they do nothing but slow down the internet.

No, nothing more than the odd word document (and not with VB script). Even then it would usually have been authored on OpenOffice so there's not really any need. My Lan consists only of Linux machines anyway.