homecomputeraid Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Does anyone know of free Antivirus software that works on Linux? I know viruses aren't as much of a threat to Linux/Unix machines, but I don't like not having A-V Software. :unsure: Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/products.php?p_id=16Probably a few others as well.Good question. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 http://www.clamav.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 http://www.centralcommand.com/linux_products.htmlYou seriously don't need one.. unless you are using as a mail server or something of the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Thanks Scarecrow and Redhat! I'll check them out. I'm just paranoid about viruses from the PC world! I hope that as Linux becomes more prolific, virus writers don't start targeting it. Maybe it's harder to attack?Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Thanks Scarecrow and Redhat! I'll check them out. I'm just paranoid about viruses from the PC world! I hope that as Linux becomes more prolific, virus writers don't start targeting it. Maybe it's harder to attack?Sincerely,Well if you run in usermode not rootmode, like on ubuntu, the only damage that can be done anyway is to the account, not the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Good reply Redhat. That being said, you should NEVER need to use the ROOT account unless you KNOW EXACTLY what you are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Ubuntu has a good support forum. Good documentation too. I don't notice any mention of Antivirus products yet though. Do you Linux/Unix knowledgeable people think there will be more viruses written as Linux becomes more popular, or is Linux really so secure that it's hard to write viruses that attack it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Linux is secure in many ways but a 100% secured Operating System?It's a myth I tell you :lol: You're forgetting the most important factor...Humans, we're not perfect and will also leave doors open.To be honstest I wouldn't bother with AV and firewalls on Linux unless your running a web or email server.But for the future...probably, most definitely. But then again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Linux is secure in many ways but a 100% secured Operating System?It's a myth I tell you :lol: You're forgetting the most important factor...Humans, we're not perfect and will also leave doors open.To be honstest I wouldn't bother with AV and firewalls on Linux unless your running a web or email server.But for the future...probably, most definitely. But then again...Yeah, and 5 years ago, you almost didn't need Anti-virus for Windows..... :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted December 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Ok, I'm convinced. :)I hope it stays safe. It seems that even if a virus is contracted, it only affects the logged in user? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Ok, I'm convinced. :)I hope it stays safe. It seems that even if a virus is contracted, it only affects the logged in user?As long as you are not logged in as root. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Ok, I'm convinced. :)I hope it stays safe. It seems that even if a virus is contracted, it only affects the logged in user?As long as you are not logged in as root. :)Which is a good time to bring up that you should never use root as the usual user, just use the su or sudo commands if any root tasks need to be carried out :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_avg_single.phpThere is a version of AVG for Linux, but so far it is not free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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