[wellylug] email virus scanners

[CarlTurney]

Hi Folks,

On the issue of LINUX and virii (or viruses)...

I've got two articles about LINUX and malware (one on paper, and one on my
hard disk, both on their way to Wellington with me this weekend).  These 2-3
year-old articles mentioned at least a dozen examples of malware, under the
categories of virus, worms, etc.

I am in the same boat as the originator of this thread:  Just migrating from
Windoze to Fedora Core.

As to what -I- do:

I installed "clamav", which is the only shareware antivirus program
specifically made for LINUX that I know of.

I regularly run "pup" (?), to ensure that my  Firefox, Thunderbird, clamav,
kernel, etc. are all up to date.

I don't know to what extent accepting SELINUX at system install time, and
ensuring its settings are appropriate, has an effect on (email-based)
malware.  I disabled it (because I'm a virtual newbie and found the
complexity of running it beyond my ageing brain cells' ability).

Carl
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