Virus Scanning on linux
Hanasaki JiJi
hanasaki at hanaden.com
Sun Nov 10 22:40:34 CST 2002
Are there any good, and FREE, programs to scan for win virus via Linux?
- in incoming email
- in mbox/maildir email folders
- in the filesystem (ex: Linux mounted via Samba)
Duane Attaway wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Nov 2002, Peter Amisano wrote:
>
>
>>What options are there to protect, and scan, a linux server from
>>viruses, worms, etc.?
>
>
> 1. Run applications under a user account, not root.
> 2. Don't run dozens of servers you aren't using. Just what you need.
> 3. And if you do run servers, watch the logs for unusual activity, and
> keep them updated for bug releases. Keep things simple and
> minimalistic.
> 4. Run programs only from places you can trust.
> 5. If you ever do see a linux virus, tell me. I'd be interested seeing
> one that actually worked.
>
> That's about it.
>
>
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