Re: standalone home desktop user virus
Wanda Round wrote:
> Since I get a lot of email from Microsoft users, I just avoid
> anything suspicious looking so I don't pass it on to someone.
A Windows virus will not run on Linux. Even if it did, your mail client
wouldn't let you execute it (if it would, switch mail clients).
You would first have to save the file to disk, then make the file
executable, then actually run it. This is one of several reasons why Linux
is less vulnerable to viruses than Windows.
> I know how to use F-Prot and Clamav as command-line scanners,
> but is there any way to make them on-demand or on-all-the-time?
Depends on how you receive your mail. You'll need to provide more info to
get useful advice.
In all honesty, though, you really don't need them. The only practical use
for a virus scanner on a Linux machine is if you need to protect Windows
clients. Viruses just aren't a serious threat to Linux systems at this time
(unless they fill your disks), and they probably never will be, due to the
inherent protections of a Unix-based OS.
Adam
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