Best Linux AntiVirus Software..?

[DjmUK]

As I've just installed RH9 for the first time I was wondering if anyone can point me to any AntiVirus software that's good for my system.

Links would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[randomnut]

Its hard to go into the specifics but you cant get virus' in linux, therefore eliminating the need for an anti-virus prog :)

[Premgenius]

That was exactly wot i was wondering

[Sjokkel]

Its hard to go into the specifics but you cant get virus' in linux, therefore eliminating the need for an anti-virus prog :)

:blink: Since when is Linux not vulnerable to virusses? Maybe they aren't circulating as much as win or other virusses. Maybe somebody should contact the people writing virusses for Linux and tell them that they are wasting their time because Linux is imune to virusses and doesn't need any form of virusscanner :wacko:

[Nick Sheldon]

Sophos works with Linux

http://www.sophos.com/products/sav/

Platforms supported

Windows NT/2000/XP/2003

Windows 95/98/Me

NetWare

OS/2

Unix/Linux

Mac OS 8.1 or greater

Mac OS X New!

OpenVMS

DOS/Windows 3.1x

Sophos is an excellent product, I specced it out for my workplace.

[Tek]

You can get virii on Linux, it's just that because you're NEVER logged in as root, and when su you use absolute paths, the virus can't make any system wide changes.

[DjmUK]

Seriously, that's bluddey great..!

When you say use "su as absolute paths", are you referring to this:

- Log in using account (other than root)

- Go to Terminal

- Type "su", then password

- Install program

So if I were in root and surfing the net (bad move, just like Administrator on Windows) then I can get viruses, but an account other than root does not get viruses...because...the main system folders are locked out..?

Does this also mean that there is little to no point in have a Firewall..? (I'm keeping my hardware firewall, just in case).

Have I got this right, because I only started using Linux yesterday..?

Email Viruses

Won't I get any email viruses then (I mean, I know I'll get them - but they can't affect my system or address book can they?)

Sorry for all the questions, I just want to be safe.

[Tek]

There is always a point to having a firewall. Any user can get virii, it's just they can't affect the system unless you log on as root. When I say absolute paths, i mean instead of running for example "ifconfig", you would execute "/sbin/ifconfig", just incase your paths have been tampered with, and you don't run the desired application.

[kemical]

i have a feeling when wine matures a lot more viruses will be showing up on linux :)

[Dudydoo]

E-mail viruses normally exploit holes in Outlook and Outlook Express, or they run as a script such as VB or ActiveX. If you get an e-mail one of these attached in Linux, it won't do anything.

[Mike Douglas]

E-mail viruses normally exploit holes in Outlook and Outlook Express, or they run as a script such as VB or ActiveX. If you get an e-mail one of these attached in Linux, it won't do anything.

If you think of the 10 worse viruses ever, probably 7 have been Outlook Express holes :no: