From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RHh6U-0004J1-MA for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:19:34 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 34192E011A; Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:19:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svr-us4.tirtonadi.com (svr-us4.tirtonadi.com [69.65.43.212]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 691C421C104 for ; Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:17:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-bw0-f53.google.com ([209.85.214.53]) by svr-us4.tirtonadi.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RHh4H-000s14-Si for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:17:18 +0700 Received: by bke11 with SMTP id 11so7695482bke.40 for ; Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:17:10 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.63.130 with SMTP id b2mr33768560fai.35.1319311030616; Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:17:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.79.10 with HTTP; Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:17:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.79.10 with HTTP; Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:17:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4EA2FCE6.1090805@gmail.com> References: <201110221227.43568.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <4EA2FCE6.1090805@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:17:10 +0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Which desktop antivirus? From: Pandu Poluan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015173fe8d854038c04afe809ed X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - svr-us4.tirtonadi.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - poluan.info X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: b98f584c9cbd458667dc5184eebd426b --0015173fe8d854038c04afe809ed Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Oct 23, 2011 12:32 AM, "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. I prefer Avast to AVG. It has versions for both Windows and Linux. Here's the link for the Linux version: http://www.avast.com/linux-home-edition#tab1 Rgds, --0015173fe8d854038c04afe809ed Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Oct 23, 2011 12:32 AM, "Dale" <rdalek1967@gmail.com> 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. =C2=A0This page that I googled up show= s a number of
>> them:
>>
>> =C2=A0 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 deskto= p setup?
>
>
> I have to agree with most everyone else on this one. =C2=A0You don'= ;t really need a anit-virus software to protect yourself. =C2=A0I do think = it is good that you want to protect others by catching them while on your m= achine and then you know not to spread them around to others who can be inf= ected. =C2=A0I used to do this a long time ago but I have policies here abo= ut sending messages to others. =C2=A0Mostly, I don't do it unless I kno= w it is virus free. =C2=A0If I get a video that is funny or something, I fi= nd it on youtube and just forward a link to that. =C2=A0I'm sure youtub= e checks its stuff to be sure it is clean.
>
> If you set up a process like this, you shouldn't spread anything b= ut you do have to think before hitting forward too. =C2=A0I think people ha= ve figured out I don't forward just anything so I don't get a lot o= f "junk" anymore.
>
> I do agree on using AVG as someone else posted. =C2=A0I have that on m= y brothers XP box. =C2=A0He likes it better than Norton that he used to pay= for. =C2=A0If you can get that running on Linux, then that would be great.= =C2=A0Another pretty good one that I used to use was f-prot but I think AV= G would be better still.

I prefer Avast to AVG. It has versions for both Windows and Linux. Here&= #39;s the link for the Linux version:

http://www.avas= t.com/linux-home-edition#tab1

Rgds,

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