Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > Hello, > > On 10.03.09 21:35, Erik P. Olsen wrote: > > please set up your mailer to wrap lines below 80 characters per line. 721 to > 76 is usually OK. > > >> I am running fedora 10, thunderbird 2.0.0.9 and firefox 3.0.7 and I would >> like to install clamav to catch vira which might enter the system through >> TB or FF. The calmav user manual has not been very helpful in this >> respect, so I would like to hear if someone could point me to a howto with >> specific information on installation and configuration. >> > > How do you think will those virii get to your computer? Although it was > reported, I have never seen virus under linux system. If you are afraid of > linux viruses, I think you (the user) are much more dangerous to your system. > > I would be looking at tools like chkrootkit, rkhunter and aide for your purposes. These are tools specifically intended for the *nix OS system.
ClamAV is aimed more for email scanning. Besides the scales are still tipped towards Microsoft OS's and Internet Explorer. Even stuff aimed at Firefox is still aimed at Firefox under Windows, not under *nix. _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
