well there are - one can easily install avgfree for linux and use it to scan windows partitions and removable drives. this is available as deb and rpm. also there is a version of avira, f-prot etc. that can be installed for non commercial use. best/harish
2009/2/16 BINNY THOMAS <[email protected]> > > Okay Is there any other way we can scan for viruses? > > On 2/16/09, Junise Safvan <[email protected]> wrote: > > i dont remember > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 7:09 PM, V. Sasi Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> > >> On തി, 2009-02-16 at 18:53 +0530, junise safvan wrote: > >> > but i was using simplymepis before, in it clamwin was > >> > preinstalled...... > >> > >> Was it clamav or clamwin? The website http://www.clamwin.com says, > >> "ClamWin is a Free Antivirus program for Microsoft Windows > >> 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 and Vista." And http://www.clamav.net says, "Clam > >> AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed > >> especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways." I think clamav can > >> also be run from a live CD so that one can conveniently scan Windows > >> partitions or Windows machines. But I don't think it is really good. I > >> am sure Dr. Harish will be able to give more information. > >> > >> Best > >> -- > >> V. Sasi Kumar > >> Free Software Foundation of India > >> http://swatantryam.blogspot.com > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > with love > > > > Junise Safvan > > +919746283383 > > > > project guidence on > > VHDL, image processing, embedded system design etc > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
