Re: Antivirus for CLI
On Tue, 2012-06-19 at 09:02 +0200, Alberto Fuentes wrote:
> On 06/19/2012 08:50 AM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> > a newbie question.
> > i am using Debian for providing server level services (non desktop)
> > and i am using only CLI for managing the services further more i am
> > using SAMBA, SQUID, Virtualization KVM and Planning for MTA. do you
> > guys think i need an Antivirus for server side virus protection?
> >
> > We are using Nod32 and i found out that they have a software for GUI
> > only. i couldn't find CLI base client.
> >
> > any help would be appropriated.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > MYK
> >
> >
>
> well, for the servers dont really need antivirus protection (how many
> programs from unknow sources are you using?). You can run clamav for
> mail attachments and samba shares to protect your users.
>
> You can run some nids/ids or honeypot to mitigate attacks on the server
>
> greets
> aL
I'm not running antivirus software anymore, but experienced
http://www.avira.com/en/index as the better choice. There still should
be a free (as in free beer) Linux version available, but I couldn't find
the link.
- Ralf
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