Re: [CentOS] Stupid Question (Linux antivirus)
At Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:08:38 -0500 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: Is there a real big need for having an anti-virus on linux? if so what are some good ones to use? There are no 'viruses' (in the MS-Windows sense) for Linux *in the wild*. There are rootkits and from time-to-time exploits in various network services. If you keep things up-to-date and use a properly configured firewall, etc. this is generally not a problem. If you are running a file or mail server for MS-Windows clients, there are scanners that check for *MS-Windows* viruses. -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software-- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows hel...@deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Stupid Question (Linux antivirus)
Will the software be used in a commercial environment? If not, then you could use AVG from Grisoft:- http://free.avg.com/download I've used it for a couple of years now and haven't had any problems. Come to think of it, it hasn't found any viruses either!?!?! Perhaps I've been lucky, but I prefer to believe my email server is fairly good at rejecting spam etc. I'm sorry but stay as far away from them as you can. AVG 7 was great, I used to recommend it all the time, but version 8 has become really bloated and chews through resources like no-ones business. I installed it on a dual-booted (XP/Debian) Laptop w/ 512M RAM and after upgrading from 7 to 8 my machine in XP began to lag badly. -- Drew Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. --Marie Curie ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Stupid Question (Linux antivirus)
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Eric Clark eric.cl...@d-t-s-corp.com wrote: Is there a real big need for having an anti-virus on linux? if so what are some good ones to use? In many companies that have compliance requirements, all servers are required to have antivirus. The argument that Linux servers don't get viruses is irrelevant and falls on deaf ears. (And no, you cannot just say, well the auditors don't know what they are talking about and consider the case closed). We are using clam-av with a scheduled nightly scan. Seems to work well enough. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Stupid Question (Linux antivirus)
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Drew drew@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry but stay as far away from them as you can. AVG 7 was great, I used to recommend it all the time, but version 8 has become really bloated and chews through resources like no-ones business. I installed it on a dual-booted (XP/Debian) Laptop w/ 512M RAM and after upgrading from 7 to 8 my machine in XP began to lag badly. That seems to be the pattern with anti-virus software. Starts out good and bloats out. I remember when McAfee and Norton (or its IBM variant) were good anti-virus applications. Then I went to AVG, used it from six on up, and also got tired of its bloat in 8. When I rebuilt my wife's XP computer I went with Avast! -- the jury is still out on that. -- RonB -- Using CentOS 5.3 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Stupid Question (Linux antivirus)
Ron Blizzard wrote: On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Drew drew@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry but stay as far away from them as you can. AVG 7 was great, I used to recommend it all the time, but version 8 has become really bloated and chews through resources like no-ones business. I installed it on a dual-booted (XP/Debian) Laptop w/ 512M RAM and after upgrading from 7 to 8 my machine in XP began to lag badly. That seems to be the pattern with anti-virus software. Starts out good and bloats out. I remember when McAfee and Norton (or its IBM variant) were good anti-virus applications. Then I went to AVG, used it from six on up, and also got tired of its bloat in 8. When I rebuilt my wife's XP computer I went with Avast! -- the jury is still out on that. someone suggested Avira Free last time I cleaned my wife's laptop (she got a koobface virus via facebook with about 8 trojan sidekicks and some kinda ddnsfilter too)... seems pretty good, and it found some bits of the koobface I missed when I cleaned it, only annoyance is a once a day or so popup advertisement suggesting you need to buy the full version. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Stupid Question (Linux antivirus)
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:17 PM, John R Pierce pie...@hogranch.com wrote: someone suggested Avira Free last time I cleaned my wife's laptop (she got a koobface virus via facebook with about 8 trojan sidekicks and some kinda ddnsfilter too)... seems pretty good, and it found some bits of the koobface I missed when I cleaned it, only annoyance is a once a day or so popup advertisement suggesting you need to buy the full version. I'll look into it. Thanks. -- RonB -- Using CentOS 5.3 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Stupid Question (Linux antivirus)
Is there a real big need for having an anti-virus on linux? if so what are some good ones to use? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Stupid Question (Linux antivirus)
Eric Clark wrote: Is there a real big need for having an anti-virus on linux? Not unless your running a mail server or file server that serves clients that are vulnerable to viruses. if so what are some good ones to use? I've always liked Sophos myself, very high quality. nate ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Stupid Question (Linux antivirus)
Eric Clark wrote: Is there a real big need for having an anti-virus on linux? if so what are some good ones to use? Will the software be used in a commercial environment? If not, then you could use AVG from Grisoft:- http://free.avg.com/download I've used it for a couple of years now and haven't had any problems. Come to think of it, it hasn't found any viruses either!?!?! Perhaps I've been lucky, but I prefer to believe my email server is fairly good at rejecting spam etc. If you are using it in a commercial environment, you can purchase a subscription server licence for Linux from them. http://www.avg.com/product-avg-server-edition-for-linux Regards, Ian smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
