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On Wed, 2008-03-26 at 22:13 -0400, 7v5w7go9ub0o wrote: |
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> Mikie wrote: |
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> > Does anyone know of a product (hopefully free) that can clean a Windows |
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> > PC while booted on Gentoo? |
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> > |
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> > I guess I need a good malware tool that runs on Linux and cleans NTFS |
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> > volumes. |
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> > |
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> > Thanks. |
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> FWIW, AntiVir, Bitdefender, and F-Prot run quite well on Linux, and each |
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> has BOTH Linux and Windows Trojan and virus signatures. So you can |
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> install these and scan your windows box, and then scan your Linux |
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> box/downloads for malware (e.g. openoffice files, media files, etc.). |
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> |
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> Add Dazuko, and you can get real-time scanning of your Linux box while |
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> downloading/compiling software. |
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This is getting OT but I still want to ask: |
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Is it really necessary to run an anti-virus on linux? I just want to |
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hear some opinions on that topic because I thought security fixes for |
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your software are the way to go for fighting virae on linux. |
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