[ubuntu-in] Virus Scanning VFAT and NTFS through linux

2007-03-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi was wanting to know if its ok (and advisable) to virus scan windows partitions from a linux OS ?? (on a dual boot system) thanks ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Virus Scanning VFAT and NTFS through linux

2007-03-21 Thread Onkar Shinde
On 3/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > was wanting to know if its ok (and advisable) to virus scan windows > partitions from a linux OS ?? (on a dual boot system) > > thanks > > ram It is perfectly fine. I suggest clam antivirus. It is available in Ubuntu repositories.

Re: [ubuntu-in] Virus Scanning VFAT and NTFS through linux

2007-03-21 Thread Bhasker C V
very much Infact there are AFAIK SNAP servers come with commerical linux scanners where it scans VFAT file systems for viruses. On 3/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi was wanting to know if its ok (and advisable) to virus scan windows partitions from a linux OS ?? (on a d

Re: [ubuntu-in] Virus Scanning VFAT and NTFS through linux

2007-03-21 Thread unni krishnan
i heard clam takes too much time for scanning is that right . also is it necessary to go for an antivirus like windows ...on linux ... On 3/21/07, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 3/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > was wantin

Re: [ubuntu-in] Virus Scanning VFAT and NTFS through linux

2007-03-21 Thread Onkar Shinde
> On 3/21/07, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 3/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > was wanting to know if its ok (and advisable) to virus scan windows > > > partitions from a linux OS ?? (on a dual boot system) > > > > > > thanks > > > > > >

Re: [ubuntu-in] Virus Scanning VFAT and NTFS through linux

2007-03-21 Thread unni krishnan
sorry ... i just gone because of curiosity . thanks for ur information On 3/21/07, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/21/07, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 3/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > was

Re: [ubuntu-in] Virus Scanning VFAT and NTFS through linux

2007-03-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Onkar Shinde wrote: > > Ram, > Take my advice and get read of Windows. :-) Yeah i know but a few problems one i cannot get my winmodem to work on ubuntu as yet have to upgrade kernal and pay for the conexant driver so am in the process of buying a compatible pcmcia card- i got a xircom card but

Re: [ubuntu-in] Virus Scanning VFAT and NTFS through linux

2007-03-21 Thread Suraj N. Kurapati
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > have you seen the income tax online filing system - its windows based > which means someone has to have windows For taxes, I run my old copy of Windows 2000 in a virtual machine (QEMU). See this Debian article for instructions: http://www.debian-administration.org/art