From: Nilesh Govindarajan <contact@nileshgr.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Which desktop antivirus?
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:59:51 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4EA2A92F.3010204@nileshgr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201110221227.43568.michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
On Sat 22 Oct 2011 04:57:33 PM IST, 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?
IMHO, you don't need antivirus on a Linux box, unless you're going to
run a mail relay, where you are responsible for saving recipents from
viruses.
The simplest reason of all is, Linux doesn't know how to execute
Windows binaries.
--
Nilesh Govindarajan
http://nileshgr.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-10-22 11:31 UTC|newest]
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 [this message]
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
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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