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