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On Sat 22 Oct 2011 04:57:33 PM IST, Mick wrote: |
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> Hi All, |
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> I'm asked for a desktop antivirus (the box is running KDE) but I have never |
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> used an antivirus on Linux. This page that I googled up shows a number of |
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> them: |
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> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/free-linux-antivirus-programs/ |
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> Meanwhile, portage only lists clamav under app-antivirus/. |
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> The machine in question is running kmail to receive/send messages from ISP |
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> mail servers and ssmtp to send log messages for relaying via said ISP. |
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> What have you tried and what would you recommend for such a desktop setup? |
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IMHO, you don't need antivirus on a Linux box, unless you're going to |
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run a mail relay, where you are responsible for saving recipents from |
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viruses. |
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The simplest reason of all is, Linux doesn't know how to execute |
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Windows binaries. |
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Nilesh Govindarajan |
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http://nileshgr.com |
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