[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux AntiVirus

[Steve Baker]

Ralph Miller wrote:
> Is there antivirus software for Linux as Norton is for
> Windows?  If not, is Linux bare or what do you
> recommend?

What's a virus?   I've never even seen one!   They tell
me not to open attachments - but I happily ignore that
and click on those 'document.zip' files that come from
those friendly people who keep saying "Hi!".  Dunno what
all the fuss is about!

But seriously...

There aren't any Linux viruses - so there isn't really a
need to defend against them.  What you MIGHT need is a
package to filter mail that passes through a Linux-based
gateway/firewall to protect the lame Windows boxes that
are hiding behind it.  But if you read your mail on your
Linux box, you have zero worries.

If you have a Linux box exposed to the Internet, you may
need to take steps to avoid the box being hacked into - but
that's not going to happen via a mail-born virus.

I have a fairly well protected firewall - but it doesn't check my
email.  Without taking any other precautions, I've been problem-free
since I started using Linux (about 10 years now).

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