On Monday 21 January 2008, John B Pace wrote: > Well, I went to the clamav website and it was as Carlos said. If it > protects email, is it used in a server that ultimately comes to my > email. And as my wife uses Windows XP and I am connected to her via > wireless, do I need to be using this antivirus program? > Have a good day! > > John > > On Mon, 2008-01-21 at 13:36 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > The Monday 2008-01-21 at 07:18 -0500, John B Pace wrote: > > > I was trying to get AVG anti virus installed and try it on Suse as I > > > was > > > > That would be a binary. You have to read their instructions, then. > > > > > This brings up another question. Does Suse have > > > some sort of security other than firewalls? > > > > Yes... > > > > > I haven't seen any great > > > importance on anti virus/spyware programs. > > > > Because they are not needed :-P > > > > Yes, there are antivirus, but they are mostly used to detect windows > > viruses that get transmitted on email, in order to protect the windows > > machines served email by the linux one. Another use is to clean/protect > > samba shares: again, to protect the windows machines from themselves. > > > > In the DVD, there is "antivir" (Avira GmbH), closed source. There is > > another one, open source, "clamav". > > > > - -- > > Cheers, > > Carlos E. R. > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFHlJHJtTMYHG2NR9URAsBvAJ0dT33TQ16fWoCp2nO3pQ/DxjFq8ACgg69F > > NviaJvEdEsuVDXJ72H+CISA= > > =LIkD > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
If you connect to the net via her XP machine then you need no virus stoppers as you are not protecting the XP box if however her XP box is connected via your machine (ie your box is connected to the internet directly) then some for of virus protection for the XP box would be advisable but the chances of your machine collecting unwanted payloads is slim to say the least .. YMMV this is what i have found i have looked after mixed networks and always used Linux on the internet firewall/router box with clamav but this does not stop the nasties that arrive on IM streams ie MSM and friends Pete . -- SuSE Linux 10.3-Alpha3. (Linux is like a wigwam - no Gates, no Windows, and an Apache inside.) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
