Re: Antivirus suggested for Linux?

From: Erik de Castro Lopo (nospam@mega-nerd.com)
Date: 01/11/03 

From: Erik de Castro Lopo <nospam@mega-nerd.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 03:11:21 GMT

Brian Keener wrote:
>
> On all of my Windows-based desktops, I have anti-virus software installed.
>
> I have yet to see (in my limited Linux experience) suggestions to install any
> sort of anti-virus software for Linux.

Thats because there are close to zero virii that attack Linux.

> CentralCommand.com has an anti=virus
> product called Vexira available, but is this really necessary?

No. If you administer your machine in a sensible way this product
and others like it are unnecessary.

For you administration information needs see the Linux admin
guide available here:

    http://www.tldp.org/

Apart from that, it would be sensible to be on the security
update mailing list for you distribution and install security
updates as they become available.

Erik 

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