Re: Antivirus for Debian
On Thursday 20 August 2015 20:39:39 Miles Fidelman wrote:
> doug wrote:
> > On 08/20/2015 01:58 PM, Dwijesh Gajadur wrote:
> >> Hello guys. I wanted to know if antivirus is required for Debian or
> >> for linux in general. And if it is required, what are the recommended
> >> antivirus for Debian?
> >> Thank you in advance.
> >>
> >> With Kind Regards,
> >> Dwijesh
> >
> > I use clamav. I don't remember ever seeing it find an actual virus!
> > Use freshclam (from a root terminal)
> > to upgrade it every so often.
>
> We run a list server. Clamav and spamassassin find viruses and spam all
> the time.
On your listserver, not your desktop.
For emails destined for Another OS, virus checking is a good idea, and
neighbourly. For your own desktop, don't bother. But as already advised,
don't run as root.
Lisi
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