[linux-help] Re: Linux antivirus

[James Lancaster <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Monday 19 April 2004 06:53 am, Michael Osten wrote:
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> On Apr 18, 2004, at 11:05 PM, bbales wrote:
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> > I have convinced a friend to add Linux to his new Win XP computer and=20
> > he asked
> > about antivirus protection.  Before I tell him it isn't needed, I=20
> > thought
> > perhaps I should get a second opinion.
> >
> > There seems to be no HOWTO and not much discussion on the net.  Found=20
> > several
> > antivirus products for sale and one downloadable called clam.  He'll=20
> > probably
> > have a firewall.
> >
> > Do any of you have antivirus protection on Linux workstations and if=20
> > so what
> > kind?
> >
> > Are there viruses out there?  Yet?
> > bruce
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> The anti-virus packages are needed only if the linux box is going to be=20
> serving files to windows (such as a file server or mail server, etc.).

Might wish to look at http://www.openantivirus.org/ also the oav USE flag i=
n gentoo (compiles support for some of thier libraries in to things like sa=
mba)

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