On 28/03/2008, 7v5w7go9ub0o <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Florian Philipp wrote: > <snip> > > >> FWIW, AntiVir, Bitdefender, and F-Prot run quite well on Linux, and each > >> has BOTH Linux and Windows Trojan and virus signatures. So you can > >> install these and scan your windows box, and then scan your Linux > >> box/downloads for malware (e.g. openoffice files, media files, etc.). > >> > >> Add Dazuko, and you can get real-time scanning of your Linux box while > >> downloading/compiling software. > > > > This is getting OT but I still want to ask: > > Is it really necessary to run an anti-virus on linux? I just want to > > hear some opinions on that topic because I thought security fixes for > > your software are the way to go for fighting virae on linux. > > > Anti-Virus on Linux. No. > (presuming that you don't run as root, and have lots of unprivileged > users for individual applications.) > > Anti-Malware on Linux. Yes. > (Malware gets to the box via spoofed or hacked software distribution or > creation sites; bad links or poisoned DNS caches; or via (e.g.) browser > memory attacks - at plugins or exploits) > > The oldtimers will tell you that safe hex and perhaps integrity > monitoring (e.g. Samhain or tripwire) are all that's needed. But desktop > Linux with Browsing, IM, etc. is changing that, IMHO. > > The three packages above have Linux Trojan and Rootkit signatures, as > well as Windows malware sigs. Easy enough to run an occasional scan of > the Linux box (or Windows partition); and to scan each Linux download > before reading, compiling, or passing on. > > (Dazuko additionally allows realtime scans of compilation read/writes). > > IMHO, Linux and MAC are the next frontier for malware, and -SADLY- > AntiMalware signature and heuristic techniques are one thing we can > learn about from Windows :-(
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080327/tc_pcworld/143901 What worries me is the reference to Safari . . . (khtml rendering engine?) What is an appropriate anti-malware for Linux, other than safe-hex? -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
