Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Boot Gentoo to clean windows

[Florian Philipp <lists@f_philipp.fastmail.net>]

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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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