On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 09:12, Rajev Mhasawade wrote: > I tried to run a game,which is supposed to play online,but after 1-2 > screens of windows-like installation screen it didnt proceed.After > that i am finding quite lots of trojans and viruses in my newly > installed xp's /system /temp and /system32 folders.Is it bcoz > virus/trojan spreaded from linux to windows? > If yes how do i know if my lnux is infected and how to get rid of > it.My linux startup is taking a bit more than usual. > Thanks, > Rajev > -- > (c) 2005 Rajev Mhasawade Rajev, It is very unlikely that the virii etc came from your linux box as Linux if a totally different os and does not directly run Windows code. It is more likely that your XP machine was infected through open ports or via e-mail. That said you could try ClamAV on the linux box, I use it on my FC2 based mail server to catch windows virii and trojans. There is also WinClamAv for windows. Rob
