Linux is connected to the Internet. I loaded Mandrake Linux on a dual boot system. Mandrake would not read XP files so I loaded Xandros Linux on top of Mandrake. Xandros took over most of the Mandrake file space but not all.
I then tried to use a usb drive and the system froze. I was using Evolution and lost the ability to send. I was doing this as root so I changed to a user. Then again I lost the ability to send mail from evolution as a user vice root. Now both root and user evolution would not send. An E-mail recipient told me his Norton said it got a virus from me. I went to the Xandros update and updated Xandros. Instead it deleted all the programs it was to update including openoffice and evolution. I backed up all the files I had worked on. When I checked the backup, all data files I had worked on while I was using Linux were deleted. I used Partition Commander and repartitioned the Hard Drive deleting the Mandrake, Xandros and Linux swap file; and reinstalled Xandros. Either, A) I do not know what I am doing (probably) B) NSA has found me C) dito Romulans D) something evil got into my hard drive. I suspect D) and before I try to use Linux again I need to prevent D. I was using Firestarter as a firewall. I did try to install F-Prot, but I suspect that instead of being a Windows user no action install, it requires the user to do something that I didn't do. So I am trying to find a anti virus or something that will prevent D) and I can actually use Linux on a workstation. I think that I didn't set up Linux properly last time, but I am too much of a newbee to know what I did wrong. All the best. Bill Cadwallader, A.I.C.P. Planning Director/Chief Information Officer Western Nevada Development District 3208 Goni Road Suite 183 Carson City NV 89706-7925 775 883 7333 (p) 775 883 0722 (f) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 39 11' 20" N 119 44' 51" W -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark C. Ballew Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [RLUG] AnitVirus On Thu, 2004-03-18 at 09:15, Bill wrote: > I am looking for the Linux equivalent of Norton or McAfee for antivirus. > > Does anybody have a recommendation? Comments on installation? So, you are looking for a virus scanner to scan attachments in your Linux email client, or look for trojans you may have downloaded? A quick Google revealed that there are virus scanners for Linux, but I'm at a loss as far as what they would actually do. I haven't heard of any Linux virii, but it is practical that they could exist. As far as I know, the big problem with Linux, or any Unix, are trojans and script kiddies, both of which can be avoided with checksum/hashes, security updates, and Puffy the Blowfish. Am I wrong here? Someone please correct me :) -- Mark C. Ballew [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sublinear.net http://markballew.com PGP: 0xB2A33008 AIM: pdx110 "I wish those people just would be quiet," -- Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, complaining about computer security researchers. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.634 / Virus Database: 406 - Release Date: 3/18/2004 _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
