On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 15:05, Thomas John Wheatley wrote: > I'm brand new to Linux as of last week. Here are a couple of my questions: > > > What is the best anti-virus solution for RedHat Linux?
There are a few companies that make these packages, but they are mainly for scanning for Microsoft viruses on a file or mail server to protect Microsoft users. I cannot think of a single linux native virus. I have never had the need for any kind of antivirus software in all the years I've used Linux. There are trojans and kits for compromising your computer, but they work differently from viruses and there are ways to detecting them by hand. Basically I choose to simply defend my computer first using simple firewalling rules to block services, shutting off all unused services, and keeping up to date on patches. I worry far more about a human compromising my computer than viruses, since the Unix security model makes the environment very harsh for a virus to survive and propagate. > > > Do any windows based viruses work on Linux? Since the WINE project can run some windows programs, in theory WINE can also run Microsoft viruses. But Microsoft viruses do not run natively on Linux so you don't have to worry about them. A good rule of thumb is to never run any executable that you're not sure of, especially as root or administrator. This is good advice on any platform. I have yet to encounter a Linux virus or even a trojan program, although there have been some in recent years. > > > How do I access files (if possible) from my Windows XP partition when running > Linux (on the same machine)? See the following url: http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/redhat.html There are some RPM packages there to download to give RedHat the ability to read (but not write) file from NTFS partitions. > > > > Thanks, > Thomas > > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
