On Wed, 2008-03-26 at 22:13 -0400, 7v5w7go9ub0o wrote: > Mikie wrote: > > Does anyone know of a product (hopefully free) that can clean a Windows > > PC while booted on Gentoo? > > > > I guess I need a good malware tool that runs on Linux and cleans NTFS > > volumes. > > > > Thanks. > > FWIW, AntiVir, Bitdefender, and F-Prot run quite well on Linux, and each > has BOTH Linux and Windows Trojan and virus signatures. So you can > install these and scan your windows box, and then scan your Linux > box/downloads for malware (e.g. openoffice files, media files, etc.). > > Add Dazuko, and you can get real-time scanning of your Linux box while > downloading/compiling software.
This is getting OT but I still want to ask: Is it really necessary to run an anti-virus on linux? I just want to hear some opinions on that topic because I thought security fixes for your software are the way to go for fighting virae on linux.
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