Quoting Brian (a...@cityscape.co.uk): > On Thu 20 Aug 2015 at 19:24:49 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > > > On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 21:58:50 +0400 > > Dwijesh Gajadur <dwije...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello Dwijesh, > > > > >Hello guys. I wanted to know if antivirus is required for Debian or for > > >linux in general. And if it is required, what are the recommended > > >antivirus for Debian? > > > > The viruses that run on linux (any distro) are few and far between. > > To the extent that they don't exist. So the frequency of them is not an > issue. > > > Existing almost entirely as "proof of concept". > > > > As Renaud points out, if you run a mailserver, then you would be well > > advised to run AV software. That software will be looking for Windows > > malware though, not linux. > > I run a mail server on Debian. All mail is handled by it. I do not run > AV software, Where am I going wrong? I refuse to take your advice to > install AV software simply because I have a mail server. I am not "well > advised".
I'm getting confused. You posted earlier: -------- On Thu 20 Aug 2015 at 14:08:44 -0400, Renaud OLGIATI wrote: > On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 21:58:50 +0400 > Dwijesh Gajadur <dwije...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello guys. I wanted to know if antivirus is required for Debian or for > > linux in general. And if it is required, what are the recommended antivirus > > for Debian? > > The only time you may want an anti-virus is when you are running a > mail server, so you can avoid spreading infected mails. ... to OSs which are susceptible to such viruses. It's a good neighbour policy. -------- Could you clarify for me what you mean. Should you or shouldn't you run AV software when running a mail server? Cheers, David.
