Bruce W. Bigby wrote:
On Sun, 2003-12-28 at 22:18, Elton Woo wrote:
WA9ALS - John wrote:
Another naive question from a Linux newbie - Are you guys all running
antivirus software on your Fedora box? I've had some pretty knowledgeable
Linux guys tell me it's unnecessary - Could that be correct? I understand
Though linux is more secure than most Windows systems, I would STRONGLY
ADVISE, that you do not take the attitude that "it can't happen". IMNSHO,
besides a firewall, using at least one antivirus application is highly
advisable,
even if you *never* connect to Windows clients.
No computer (for that matter, *nothing* made by man) is 100% foo-proof,
or invincible to attack. I would prefer to err on the side of caution,
rather than
blithely assume that you will never get attacked. Unless you're one of
those
people who believe in getting fire insurance *after* a major fire!
cheers,
Elton Woo ;-)
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Now, where would a Linux newbie acquire such anti-virus software for
Linux? Inquiring minds want to know. Do you actually run anti-virus
software for Linux? If so, what does this software actually do?
Google for : f-prot
chkrootkit
HTH david
