----- Original Message ----- From: "Elton Woo" <elwoo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 10:47 PM Subject: Re: Speaking of viruses > 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, > >> > >> > > >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? > > > > > This newbie got H+BDEV's Antivirus (for LINUX) from: > http://www.hbedv.com/download/download.htm > and F-Prot (for LINUX) from: > http://www.f-prot.com/products/corporate_users/unix/linux/workstations.html. > Both of which are free for personal use. > > ... if you don't know what antivirus software does, I guess I'm not > smart enough to explain that to you! > > cheers, > > Elton Woo ;-) My understanding is that these programs detect WINDOWS viruses as received on a linux box. If you don't have Windows, "What, Me Worry?" - John, feeling slightly less newbie
