Is it necessary to have Antivirus software on Linux?

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Hummmmm....... why did this thread become such a hotspot for negs?

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Hmm, why worry about it?

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So whats the difference between the two? Well alot of windows virii sets up a .reg or whatever so it'll load at the startup but if something is on a *nix then a attack would come almost instantly when you open the file or it'll probably distort your OS like a rootkit would in order to setup attacks on a later date instead of instant yet small attacks. You must also remember: 'if you have dual boot and you install virii... once you switch OS you can be effected.'

If you don't feel like geting AV then I would highly suggest consintrating more on firewalls especially since exploits are more common then *nix virii.

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What in the WORLD did you just say? It made no sense at all. There are *NIX virii, but very few are out there. Rootkits/trojans/virii/worms are totally different things. It seems you are trying to lump them together. Here is such worm http://www.linuxsecurity.com/article...icle-2330.html I think not runnig a *NIX with out of the box installation will prevent a lot of problems including not running as root, getting patches, not using vulerable services and tightening the ones you do use. That will also reduce the number of canned sploits and rootkits that are out there if you have good admin sense. Heh, laziness (I am guilty) is the biggest sploit of all.

As for Windows, there is not a whole lot one can do except run good AV software. And yes. AV is a gooooood thing :D

Your forgeting the payloaded tools/attacks rootkits have. These payloads usually make it so the owner has control over a zombie, can launch dDoS, then if the owner of the rootkit gets bored he/she can destroy the zombie or other PCs. Your forgeting that Rootkits/trojans/virii/worms can all have destructive payloads and can share each others' characteristics... oh and excuse me but all of these things to me puts them straight into the "dangeous yet could be detected with a good AV/FW/patches/administation" catagory. And just like me... a good AV that is well updated sees them all as a threat....

Now im going to go have a drink.....
Oh... and P.S. thank you for your time, bad additude, mis-understanding, and negs.
Good night...

"I just wonder is it really necessary to have a antivirus
software cos almost 99% virus cannot attack a Linux"

Be careful verify the checksums of rpms and tarball files
on mirrors or any websight if you want to avoid the risk
of installing a trojan horse this include rpm kernels,
specific libararies. If you don't know the source don't
take chances!

Doc

OMG

I guess I am just a noobie... cause I REALLY NEED A TRANSLATOR. I have no idea what most of these posts even say. I think people just heard a few buzz words and used them.

1> a windows specific virus will NOT AFFECT LINUX. It is NOT POSSIBLE.
2> an good AV program will detect standard distrabuiton of virii, worms, trojans, and rootkits, BUT they will not detect them if they have been packaged properly (this goes for any OS, not just nix).
3> a firewall is NOT the solve all of security, they are possible to be bypassed (see firewalking)

YES install a virus scanner if you are online. One of the first posts was a list of free AV programs for nix.... pick one and install it. Also, if you want to be safe, make sure you install a firewall, keep your system updated, and run something like chkrootkit (I believe that was the name) on occassion to make sure that nothing has bypassed your AV program.

And people, unless you have something to add to this ( I may be forgetting something) and YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, let this thread go.

will you have my babies soulman?

only if they are cooked for lunch

was thinking dinner but whatever suits you is fine for me

I figured we would cook up some of the people in this thread for dinner, but then some of them are not even suitable to feed the dogs...

"1> a windows specific virus will NOT AFFECT LINUX. It is NOT POSSIBLE." As I mentioned on my first post on this thread.... if you have dual boot you probably won't be effected in a linux enviroment but once you switch OS you can be effected by the installed VIRII... And just because it can't infect the files of multi-platforms doesn't mean something couldn't dDoS other platforms.

2> Who changed the edit post time limits? Im stumbling around half asleep while peck typeing... then next thing I know everyone hates the drunken redneck who can't spell or put together sentinces. "me".

"3> Also, if you want to be safe, make sure you install a firewall, keep your system updated, and run something like chkrootkit (I believe that was the name)....
a firewall is NOT the solve all of security, they are possible to be bypassed (see firewalking)

Ohhhh god.... I hope this doesn't spawn into a "go with or without FW?" thread....
Bark! Bark!

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As I mentioned on my first post on this thread.... if you have dual boot you probably won't be effected in a linux enviroment but once you switch OS you can be effected by the installed VIRII...

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Will you please explain to me how a microsoft virus gets installed in linux? I would really like to hear this one....

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And just because it can't infect the files of multi-platforms doesn't mean something couldn't dDoS other platforms.

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and you were just saying you didn't want this to become a firewall thread, yet that is how you stop a ddos (although unless you have very high speed connection, you will probably have to contact your upline provider to stop one)