From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Which desktop antivirus?
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:46:59 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201110221947.10374.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4EA2FCE6.1090805@gmail.com>
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On Saturday 22 Oct 2011 18:27:02 Dale wrote:
> Mick wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm asked for a desktop antivirus (the box is running KDE) but I have
> > never used an antivirus on Linux. This page that I googled up shows a
> > number of
> >
> > them:
> > http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/free-linux-antivirus-programs/
> >
> > Meanwhile, portage only lists clamav under app-antivirus/.
> >
> > The machine in question is running kmail to receive/send messages from
> > ISP mail servers and ssmtp to send log messages for relaying via said
> > ISP.
> >
> > What have you tried and what would you recommend for such a desktop
> > setup?
>
> I have to agree with most everyone else on this one. You don't really
> need a anit-virus software to protect yourself. I do think it is good
> that you want to protect others by catching them while on your machine
> and then you know not to spread them around to others who can be
> infected. I used to do this a long time ago but I have policies here
> about sending messages to others. Mostly, I don't do it unless I know
> it is virus free. If I get a video that is funny or something, I find
> it on youtube and just forward a link to that. I'm sure youtube checks
> its stuff to be sure it is clean.
>
> If you set up a process like this, you shouldn't spread anything but you
> do have to think before hitting forward too. I think people have
> figured out I don't forward just anything so I don't get a lot of "junk"
> anymore.
>
> I do agree on using AVG as someone else posted. I have that on my
> brothers XP box. He likes it better than Norton that he used to pay
> for. If you can get that running on Linux, then that would be great.
> Another pretty good one that I used to use was f-prot but I think AVG
> would be better still.
>
> Dale
Is there an overlay that offers AVG or bitdefender?
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Regards,
Mick
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Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-10-22 11:27 [gentoo-user] Which desktop antivirus? Mick
2011-10-22 11:29 ` Nilesh Govindarajan
2011-10-22 11:43 ` Florian Philipp
2011-10-22 14:22 ` Jonas de Buhr
2011-10-22 15:40 ` Mick
2011-10-22 17:03 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2011-10-22 20:31 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-10-30 12:35 ` Mick
2011-10-22 11:37 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2011-10-22 14:07 ` Adam Carter
2011-10-22 14:22 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-10-22 15:14 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2011-10-22 19:55 ` Mark Knecht
2011-10-22 20:47 ` Florian Philipp
2011-10-22 21:30 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-10-23 4:04 ` Adam Carter
2011-10-23 7:49 ` Mick
2011-10-23 9:06 ` Florian Philipp
2011-10-22 17:27 ` [gentoo-user] " Dale
2011-10-22 18:46 ` Mick [this message]
2011-10-22 19:15 ` Dale
2011-10-23 11:01 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-10-29 15:39 ` Mick
2011-10-29 17:26 ` Mark Knecht
2011-10-29 18:11 ` Mick
2011-10-29 18:25 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-10-29 18:40 ` Mick
2011-10-30 12:50 ` Mick
2011-10-30 13:32 ` James Broadhead
2011-10-30 15:29 ` Mick
2011-10-31 9:54 ` James Broadhead
2011-10-30 20:01 ` James Broadhead
2011-10-23 22:47 ` Dale
2011-10-22 19:05 ` Andrey Moshbear
2011-10-22 19:17 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-10-23 7:20 ` du yang
2011-10-23 8:38 ` Pandu Poluan
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