Howdy, On Wed, 2006-04-12 at 09:35 +0000, Kevin Kofler wrote: > HOWTO: On-access virus scanning on FC5 > by Kevin Kofler > > This HOWTO describes how to enable on-access virus scanning with Clamuko (clamd > and Dazuko, i.e. using only Free Software) on Fedora Core 5. It should also > work on older Fedora releases. Unlike other methods to install Dazuko on > Fedora, no kernel recompile is needed, only a compilation of a small module > against the running kernel, thanks to patches developed by Sami Tikka and me. > > WARNINGS AND IMPORTANT NOTES: > * Given the current malware landscape, on-access virus scanning is usually NOT > NEEDED on GNU/Linux systems. So unless you're really paranoid, these > instructions are useful only to protect directories shared with more vulnerable > systems. Based on the following, this may change PDQ :-(( Virus threatens PCs running Linux or Windows Hackers have released a sample code for a virus that could infect both Linux and Windows PCs. Full article at, http://www.computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=3714&pubid=3&issueid=87 <snip> > Kevin Kofler taharka Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.
