Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Thursday 03 Mar 2005 21:16, Dennis wrote: Thanks Kasper --- Dennis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #382526 - Original Message - From: Kasper Thunoe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1 snip How necessary is virus protection in linux - keep getting conflicting info about this? Thanks Rosemary /snip Depends on how much you interact with windows :) There are viruses for linux which mostly come in the form of rootkits. This is more a backdoor than it is a virus, and the attacker would need to have access on a superuser level. Some claim to have made linux worms which is more virus-like, but the chance of running on to one of those is slim to none. The best one can do is to keep ones system up to date, especially if you allow external access (ssh, ftp, www etc.), and delete mail from people you dont know. For my part I dualboot and have other windows machines in my home network so I use antivirus (clamav) on linux as a precaution, and to check mails. Hope that gives you an idea. /Kasper Now that I have internet access within Mandrake, not using windows for that at all, so guess that reduces the risk considerably! Seems as though I don't need to worry too much at present. Rosemary Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Thursday 03 Mar 2005 23:02, riccardo wrote: On Thursday 03 March 2005 07:41 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: How necessary is virus protection in linux _ Ones purpose may be prophylactic [ greek word for 'preventive' ]~ to prevent accidental transmission of virus, perhaps, by inadvertently 'forwarding' an infected message. For this purpose one may edit 'crontab' and add a tiny script, to run a scan on ones Mail directories. crontab -e [ will open crontab, in vim, so one can add/delete at will ] For this purpose, my CRON Daemon runs F-PROT each hour, to scan my Mail directories. best rgds Is that a kind of script a simple newbie like me can use? :-) Rosemary Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Friday 04 Mar 2005 17:54, SigmaX wrote: On Thursday 03 March 2005 07:41 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: How necessary is virus protection in linux Not very. There are very few viruses or worms that are out there (That work) for UNIX-based systems. It's reported that there has never been a successful virus written for Mac OS X. Not to say they don't exist (Spyware/Addware is even less of a worry, as almost all OSS is devoid of it). Your greatest worry is recieving a virus for Windows that you accidentally forward on to Windows-users in emails. SigmaX That problem minimised to almost non-existant I hope, as now using Mandrake for all internet access. Rosemary Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
snip How necessary is virus protection in linux - keep getting conflicting info about this? Thanks Rosemary /snip Depends on how much you interact with windows :) There are viruses for linux which mostly come in the form of rootkits. This is more a backdoor than it is a virus, and the attacker would need to have access on a superuser level. Some claim to have made linux worms which is more virus-like, but the chance of running on to one of those is slim to none. The best one can do is to keep ones system up to date, especially if you allow external access (ssh, ftp, www etc.), and delete mail from people you dont know. For my part I dualboot and have other windows machines in my home network so I use antivirus (clamav) on linux as a precaution, and to check mails. Hope that gives you an idea. /Kasper Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
Thanks Kasper --- Dennis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #382526 - Original Message - From: Kasper Thunoe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1 snip How necessary is virus protection in linux - keep getting conflicting info about this? Thanks Rosemary /snip Depends on how much you interact with windows :) There are viruses for linux which mostly come in the form of rootkits. This is more a backdoor than it is a virus, and the attacker would need to have access on a superuser level. Some claim to have made linux worms which is more virus-like, but the chance of running on to one of those is slim to none. The best one can do is to keep ones system up to date, especially if you allow external access (ssh, ftp, www etc.), and delete mail from people you dont know. For my part I dualboot and have other windows machines in my home network so I use antivirus (clamav) on linux as a precaution, and to check mails. Hope that gives you an idea. /Kasper Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Thursday 03 March 2005 07:41 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: How necessary is virus protection in linux _ Ones purpose may be prophylactic [ greek word for 'preventive' ]~ to prevent accidental transmission of virus, perhaps, by inadvertently 'forwarding' an infected message. For this purpose one may edit 'crontab' and add a tiny script, to run a scan on ones Mail directories. crontab -e [ will open crontab, in vim, so one can add/delete at will ] For this purpose, my CRON Daemon runs F-PROT each hour, to scan my Mail directories. best rgds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Thursday 03 March 2005 02:41, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: How necessary is virus protection in linux - keep getting conflicting info about this? Much better in Linux to focus on updating your packages, getting patches for vulnerabilities and keeping a general watch on security versus wasting time with phantom viruses. Now, if you have windows clients, it can be very useful to run an AV app to scan their messages for viruses to keep them from getting compromised. Most of us that run AV do it for that purpose. -- Bryan Phinney Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
riccardo wrote: On Thursday 03 March 2005 07:41 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: How necessary is virus protection in linux _ Ones purpose may be prophylactic [ greek word for 'preventive' ]~ to prevent accidental transmission of virus, perhaps, by inadvertently 'forwarding' an infected message. For this purpose one may edit 'crontab' and add a tiny script, to run a scan on ones Mail directories. crontab -e [ will open crontab, in vim, so one can add/delete at will ] For this purpose, my CRON Daemon runs F-PROT each hour, to scan my Mail directories. best rgds If you don't like using vim, you can set EDITOR to your editor of choice, and that will be used for commands like crontab, vipw, vigr, etc. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Thursday 03 March 2005 04:52 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: If you don't like using vim, you can set EDITOR to your editor of choice _ JOE [joe] is nice ~ similar to WordStar, i believe. best rgds ___ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Thursday 03 March 2005 12:59 pm, riccardo wrote: On Thursday 03 March 2005 04:52 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: If you don't like using vim, you can set EDITOR to your editor of choice _ JOE [joe] is nice ~ similar to WordStar, i believe. best rgds ___ and I like jed -- linux counter #167806 (http://counter.li.org/) website=http://ed-tharp.kicks-ass.org; Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Thursday 03 March 2005 07:41 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: How necessary is virus protection in linux Not very. There are very few viruses or worms that are out there (That work) for UNIX-based systems. It's reported that there has never been a successful virus written for Mac OS X. Not to say they don't exist (Spyware/Addware is even less of a worry, as almost all OSS is devoid of it). Your greatest worry is recieving a virus for Windows that you accidentally forward on to Windows-users in emails. SigmaX -- Registered Linux Freak #: 366,862 If you think of MS-DOS as mono, and Windows as stereo, then Linux is Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound with Bass Boost and all the music is free. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
Where can I download a free antivirus software for MandrakeLinux 10.1? ---Dennis "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"Registered Linux User #382526
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
Dennis wrote: Where can I download a free antivirus software for MandrakeLinux 10.1? What are you looking for? Something runs under Linux to scan your Windows partition, or something for a mail server to scan email attachments? Or are you looking for something to scan your Linux system? Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
To scan both my Linux System and Windows.. --- Dennis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #382526 - Original Message - From: Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1 Dennis wrote: Where can I download a free antivirus software for MandrakeLinux 10.1? What are you looking for? Something runs under Linux to scan your Windows partition, or something for a mail server to scan email attachments? Or are you looking for something to scan your Linux system? Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Wednesday 02 March 2005 11:20 pm, Dennis wrote: To scan both my Linux System and Windows.. --- Dennis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #382526 - Original Message - From: Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1 Dennis wrote: Where can I download a free antivirus software for MandrakeLinux 10.1? What are you looking for? Something runs under Linux to scan your Windows partition, or something for a mail server to scan email attachments? Or are you looking for something to scan your Linux system? Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! --- - Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com download clamav using urpmi. Works well for me. -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Wednesday 02 March 2005 8:58 pm, Dennis wrote: Where can I download a free antivirus software for MandrakeLinux 10.1? I have found that all virus emails are getting trapped with spamassassin/razor/pyzor working for me. Its like living in a spam free, virus free world. Rob -- Linux User #183693 http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Thursday 03 March 2005 04:58 am, Dennis wrote: Where can I download a free antivirus software for MandrakeLinux 10.1? _ for home, non-commercial use : F-PROT www.f-prot.com made in Iceland ~ very good :) best rgds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1
On Thursday 03 Mar 2005 18:32, Dennis Myers wrote: On Wednesday 02 March 2005 11:20 pm, Dennis wrote: To scan both my Linux System and Windows.. --- Dennis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #382526 - Original Message - From: Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Antivirus for 10.1 Dennis wrote: Where can I download a free antivirus software for MandrakeLinux 10.1? What are you looking for? Something runs under Linux to scan your Windows partition, or something for a mail server to scan email attachments? Or are you looking for something to scan your Linux system? Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! - -- - Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com download clamav using urpmi. Works well for me. How necessary is virus protection in linux - keep getting conflicting info about this? Thanks Rosemary Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
