Re: [ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread Ravi Shanker
On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 00:22 +0530, mehul wrote: > > > On 5/15/07, Ravi Shanker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Go for Avast, > > > On linux? I have seen a few times that avast detects localisation > files on linux as virus, which scares the new users to delete them. > I doubt if such an a

Re: [ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread mehul
On 5/15/07, Ravi Shanker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Go for Avast, On linux? I have seen a few times that avast detects localisation files on linux as virus, which scares the new users to delete them. I doubt if such an anti-virus could be called good, since that false positive seems to have n

Re: [ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread subhanil CHOWDHURY
THANKS A LOT RAVI FOR A WONDERFUL SET OF INFORMATION ON VIRUS AND ANTI-VIRUS ON LINUX!! --- Ravi Shanker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-05-15 at 01:31 -0700, subhanil > CHOWDHURY wrote: > > do i need any anti-virus or firewall if i have > ubuntu > > on my computer?? > > > > > > > >

Re: [ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread Gaurav Mishra
On 5/15/07, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/15/07, subhanil CHOWDHURY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > do i need any anti-virus or firewall if i have ubuntu > > on my computer?? > > > > It depends on how you use the machine. If the machine has dual boot > with Windows and you are using

Re: [ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread 杨晓峰
subhanil CHOWDHURY 写道: > do i need any anti-virus or firewall if i have ubuntu > on my computer?? > > > > > No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go > with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. > http://mob

Re: [ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread Ravi Shanker
On Tue, 2007-05-15 at 01:31 -0700, subhanil CHOWDHURY wrote: > do i need any anti-virus or firewall if i have ubuntu > on my computer?? > > > > > No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go > with Yahoo! Ma

Re: [ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread shavinder singh
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Re: [ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread Sachin Gopal
On 5/15/07, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 5/15/07, subhanil CHOWDHURY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > do i need any anti-virus or firewall if i have ubuntu > on my computer?? A firewall is needed whatever the operating system. try firestarter. An anti virus is not necessary but desi

Re: [ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread Onkar Shinde
On 5/15/07, subhanil CHOWDHURY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > do i need any anti-virus or firewall if i have ubuntu > on my computer?? > It depends on how you use the machine. If the machine has dual boot with Windows and you are using some common partition to transfer data between both OS or if the

Re: [ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread Arun Ganesan
pl try AVG anti-virus in linux version. --- subhanil CHOWDHURY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > do i need any anti-virus or firewall if i have > ubuntu > on my computer?? > > > > > No need to miss a message. Ge

[ubuntu-in] anti-virus

2007-05-15 Thread subhanil CHOWDHURY
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