Comments on: Question: Do I need to have AntiVirus Software running on my Linux Machine? http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mackenzie http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-5750 Mackenzie Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:08:36 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-5750 OK, now stop counting the viruses that aren't in the wild. <a href="<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_computer_viruses_and_worms " rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_comput...</a>"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lin...</a rel="nofollow"> ">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_comput...</a> </a>26 in the wild. Go through and read about them. Most were patched out of existence last century. Most of the rest can't infect an up-to-date version of Linux, if any at all can. No, the real reason to use AV on Linux is to protect the Windows users that send their mail through your server. OK, now stop counting the viruses that aren't in the wild. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_comput…“> “>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_comput… 26 in the wild. Go through and read about them. Most were patched out of existence last century. Most of the rest can't infect an up-to-date version of Linux, if any at all can. No, the real reason to use AV on Linux is to protect the Windows users that send their mail through your server.

]]> By: Mackenzie http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-7330 Mackenzie Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:08:36 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-7330 OK, now stop counting the viruses that aren't in the wild. <a href="<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_computer_viruses_and_worms " rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_comput...</a>"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lin...</a rel="nofollow"> ">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_comput...</a> </a>26 in the wild. Go through and read about them. Most were patched out of existence last century. Most of the rest can't infect an up-to-date version of Linux, if any at all can. No, the real reason to use AV on Linux is to protect the Windows users that send their mail through your server. OK, now stop counting the viruses that aren't in the wild. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_comput…“> “>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_comput… 26 in the wild. Go through and read about them. Most were patched out of existence last century. Most of the rest can't infect an up-to-date version of Linux, if any at all can. No, the real reason to use AV on Linux is to protect the Windows users that send their mail through your server.

]]> By: The Slothman http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-883 The Slothman Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:38:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-883 @ Pablo: I think WINE is one of those geeky things where guys can say 'look what I did' and that is all well and good. I don't think that I would use Linux with WINE for an app if I absolutely didn't need to.<br/><br/>@psymon:<br/><br/>That is what I use it with. A virtual mail gateway appliance called ESVA from www.global-domination.org<br/><br/>VERY good email scanner. @ Pablo: I think WINE is one of those geeky things where guys can say ‘look what I did’ and that is all well and good. I don’t think that I would use Linux with WINE for an app if I absolutely didn’t need to.

@psymon:

That is what I use it with. A virtual mail gateway appliance called ESVA from http://www.global-domination.org

VERY good email scanner.

]]> By: Unknown http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-5747 Unknown Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:39:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-5747 Hey, look at the bright side. More viruses means more hackers think Linux is widespread enough to mess with! Hey, look at the bright side. More viruses means more hackers think Linux is widespread enough to mess with!

]]> By: Leon http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-880 Leon Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:39:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-880 Hey, look at the bright side. More viruses means more hackers think Linux is widespread enough to mess with! Hey, look at the bright side. More viruses means more hackers think Linux is widespread enough to mess with!

]]> By: Psymon101 http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-877 Psymon101 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:39:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-877 Sloth, ClamAV is a wonderful tool for mail filtering, in conjunction with Spamassasin its better than some commercial applications.<br/><br/>WINE is just begging to be exploited, a WINE process can fork even when the winserver is long since gone, which then can has open range on sys calls.<br/><br/>When Linux becomes more main stream then more viruses will follow, unfortunately that's how things go:( Sloth, ClamAV is a wonderful tool for mail filtering, in conjunction with Spamassasin its better than some commercial applications.

WINE is just begging to be exploited, a WINE process can fork even when the winserver is long since gone, which then can has open range on sys calls.

When Linux becomes more main stream then more viruses will follow, unfortunately that’s how things go:(

]]> By: Unknown http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-5748 Unknown Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:00:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-5748 that is good 2 know that is good 2 know

]]> By: Unknown http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-5749 Unknown Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:44:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-5749 Ahh but Sloth is your Clam just scanning mail or the os as well? Ahh but Sloth is your Clam just scanning mail or the os as well?

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-875 El Di Pablo Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:42:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-875 Great post! and thanks for the link back to my article on Avast! When I submitted it to digg, I got a lot of negative responses in the digg comments about how antivirus isn't necessary for Linux. <br/><br/>One person put an interesting comment about how if WINE is configured incorrectly your Linux machine could potentially get infected with a windows virus...Something to think about. What do you think Sloth? Great post! and thanks for the link back to my article on Avast! When I submitted it to digg, I got a lot of negative responses in the digg comments about how antivirus isn’t necessary for Linux.

One person put an interesting comment about how if WINE is configured incorrectly your Linux machine could potentially get infected with a windows virus…Something to think about. What do you think Sloth?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-874 Anonymous Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:00:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-874 that is good 2 know that is good 2 know

]]> By: The Slothman http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-873 The Slothman Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:54:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-873 I would assume so....but you know what they say about assumption...it's the mother of all f-ups. I would assume so….but you know what they say about assumption…it’s the mother of all f-ups.

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-872 Karl L. Gechlik Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:44:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-872 Ahh but Sloth is your Clam just scanning mail or the os as well? Ahh but Sloth is your Clam just scanning mail or the os as well?

]]> By: The Slothman http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/question-do-i-need-to-have-antivirus.html/comment-page-1#comment-871 The Slothman Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:42:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=238#comment-871 I have clam on my email gateway and it does a fantastic job of filtering out viruses to the point where my Symantec on my Domino box hasn't had to pick up a virus since 2/23/07!<br/><br/>Yet Clam has picked up hundreds I have clam on my email gateway and it does a fantastic job of filtering out viruses to the point where my Symantec on my Domino box hasn’t had to pick up a virus since 2/23/07!

Yet Clam has picked up hundreds

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