Thread: AV for linux

Originally Posted by CivilWars

Like Bunni said, don't click anything that says FREE or pr0n, and I bet you eliminate 99% of viruses from your system.

Civil, sometimes you suck all of the fun out of life...

Originally Posted by HeavyG

Civil, sometimes you suck all of the fun out of life...

Buyer beware is all I am saying. I visit maybe 4-5 sites, and 90+% of my web browsing is either TPG or ESPN.

I think that AVG has something for linux , however usually the solution to the problem is to wipe the user directory. If you make the user a non admin, and do not give them sudoing privileges then you will be fine. The UNIX security model is based on the notion that regular users are stupid so they are never allowed to do anything, like touching the root directory or installing things. Also, I have only ever heard of a couple of Linux viri, and they were distro and kernel specific. Keep the machine up to date and don't let the user touch anything and you should be fine.

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-H

That sounds like the easiest solution.