RE: Anti-Virus - seeking opinions
> From: Raj Kiran Grandhi [mailto:grajkiran@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:35 PM
> Don Sutter wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I certainly hope the following doesn't start a flame war! I would
like
> > to use Linux to scan Windows drives for viruses. Since Linux is
> > generally slime free are any of the Linux anti-virus solutions
robust
> > enough to handle Windows? Perhaps I should consider using VM,
Windows
> > and a Windows based anti-virus? Ideas?
>
> Did you give clamav a try? It is in the repos.
> Avast has a version for linux. It is free as in beer for personal use.
>
> You can manage without an anti virus by running Windows in a VM if you
> do not connect it directly to any untrusted network and if you do not
> connect any removable devices directly to the VM.
>
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
> -- Albert Einstein
I will second Avast. You will have to pay for a company use, but they do
have a freebie version that you can use at home. There is not much
difference between the two from what I can tell (in terms of what they
can do). Plus their support has been really helpful when I needed it.
I have nothing against clamav, but I have had such a good experience
with Avast on both Linux and Windows that I have just stuck with Avast.
~S~
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