Thanks! Re: good anti-virus software to use?
Hi Paul and Linas,
Thanks for the good to know information and nice suggestions! Makes me happy to hear
these.;) Thanks! Hate those viruses, worms, Trojan horses and dialers, nice to
know Debian is immune (at least a great portion) from those. :)
Cheer.
--- Linas Žvirblis <0x0007@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes it's a workstation, to be some kind of app server, but not mail server. But
> why
> > a workstation doesn't need anti-virus stuff?
>
> There are no widespread viruses for GNU/Linux systems.
>
> > Doesn't the Internet connection unsafe?
>
> No internet connection is 100% safe, but it is not antivirus that you
> need. It is a job for a firewall.
>
> > Actually, I should asy, I want to find anti-spyware/adware/virus stuff,
> > just to make the workstation safe when connect to the Internet.
>
> GNU/Linux systems are much more secure than Windows by design. For
> example, you will never get infected simply by browsing the web.
>
> It is not that it is impossible to get infected, but for this to happen
> you need to be really stupid or really unlucky. Do not run applications
> of unknown origin and you will be more than safe.
>
> If, however, you need something to play with, look at these packages:
>
> avscan - virus scanner
> rkhunter - trojan (rootkit) detector
> chkrootkit - trojan (rootkit) detector
> firestarter - firewall
>
> There is a lot more security related software, but common sense is still
> the best security measure. Note that none of them will make your system
> more secure simply by installing it.
>
> Enjoy your Debian.
>
> --- Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca> wrote:
>
> On Thursday 20 April 2006 13:30, lmyho wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I would like to ask for advice on some good anti-virus softwares to use on
> > Debian.
>
> ClamAV isn't bad, however, be aware that virus scanning generally benefits
> Windows users far more than it does Linux users. Unless you want it to scan
> files for Windows machines or to reduce email clutter, virus scanning is
> generally considered redundant to running a more secure OS like Linux.
>
> --
> Paul Johnson
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