Neocorteqz
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Does a Good free virus scanner exist for linux? i saw an ad for drweb in a linux install or something like that But i could never reach the site.
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linux_guru said:Virus scanners are NOT required for Linux.
or has a password that is easy to crack.obs said:Well once it is a problem and a linux virus scanner is actually a marketable product I am sure there will be one. The thing is, getting root access is a lot harder in linux than in windows (assuming the user isn't logged on as root).
Neocorteqz said:or has a password that is easy to crack.
You can't use iptables to stop access to certain partitons/directories can you?
mgars said:your best virus scanner for linux is the fact that you have linux! so you've already picked it. no one writes viruses for linux. you're safe
When logged in, the only thing a user has write directory to is their home directory, and usually the kernel partition isn't even mounted.Neocorteqz said:or has a password that is easy to crack.
You can't use iptables to stop access to certain partitons/directories can you?
obs said:When logged in, the only thing a user has write directory to is their home directory, and usually the kernel partition isn't even mounted.
thought you could allow access from certain IP's.Josh_B said:Uh, iptables is a packet filter, not a filesystem security system.
You could mount a partition as read-only, so as to effectively disable any users besides those with root-level priviledges from making changes.
Neocorteqz said:thought you could allow access from certain IP's.
New to linux firewall's, I never even used a firewall in linux till recently.
teckgood said:It looks like most of you have missed the point. Virus scanning software is not used on Linux to protect the Linux system, although it does detect the few Linux viruses that are out there; it is used to find and remove viruses on mail and file servers so the viruses cannot damage Windows systems.
Neocorteqz said:thought you could allow access from certain IP's.
New to linux firewall's, I never even used a firewall in linux till recently.