* Re: [gentoo-user] Which desktop antivirus?
@ 2011-10-22 11:43 99% ` Florian Philipp
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From: Florian Philipp @ 2011-10-22 11:43 UTC (permalink / raw
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Am 22.10.2011 13:29, schrieb Nilesh Govindarajan:
> 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.
I agree. Check that your ISP performs virus checks. If not or if you
want to be extra sure, I think kmail can work with clamav -- at least it
could in the old 3.x days when I still used it.
> The simplest reason of all is, Linux doesn't know how to execute
> Windows binaries.
>
Well, this is an oversimplification.
1) Any box running Wine is possibly as exposed to your classic
pretty-women.exe mail attachments as any windows systems.
2) You should also be worried about Open/LibreOffice macro viruses as
well as PDF vulnerabilities. Not to forget Flash, Java or Mozilla based
exploits.
Still, keeping your system up-to-date and observing the freshly revived
GLSA notifications is more likely to save your butt than clamav.
Cheers,
Florian Philipp
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