Ubuntu Antivirus

Vrekk · 01-12-2008, 11:50 AM

Hey, i am new to Ubuntu, and i was wondering about antiviurs? In my windows have, i have Zone Alarm, but i am not sure if it would even work in Ubuntu. If it dose can u tell me how? and if it donset, where can i get a good free one?

**sobeit** · 01-12-2008, 12:49 PM

you do not need any antivirus utilities for linux.

**Bartender** · 01-15-2008, 03:57 PM

ZoneAlarm is a firewall. Firestarter is a Linux firewall, available from repo's.

ncsu1983 · 02-01-2008, 11:09 PM

clamav is the anti-virus for Linux. klamav is the graphical front-end. With ubuntu, click System-->Adminstration-->Synaptic Package Manager. When Synaptic comes up, search for clamav. When you find it, right click it and select install (or whatever is comparable). Do the same for klamav. Then click apply at the top of the menu bar. Follow the prompts.

Once installed, open a terminal (Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal). At the prompt type "klamav" (without quotes). This will bring up the gui for clamav. Set up the software to your liking and exit.

cmnorton · 02-02-2008, 06:00 AM

nod32 is good, but you pay for a license.

There are a lot of arguments about the number of viruses and their targets; that most of the viruses target Windows systems. If your Ubuntu installation is a workstation/desktop, you probably do not need anti-virus software. If your Ubuntu installation is serving up SAMBA shares to Windows workstations, well... you'll have to make that decision.

I have read -- it was perhaps in the Ubuntu forums -- that one of the best ways not to get a virus on Windows (at least) is to install NoScript and SafeHistory into Firefox. I use it on Windows and Linux systems alike.

lensman3 · 02-05-2008, 09:16 PM

There is a "chkrootkit" program that checks for root kits. Google for its location. It gets updated when necessary. I run it in a root chron every three hours and email myself the results.

01-12-2008, 11:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Vrekk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 56 OS: Xp Pro sp3, Vista Sp1, Windows Me My System	Ubuntu Antivirus Hey, i am new to Ubuntu, and i was wondering about antiviurs? In my windows have, i have Zone Alarm, but i am not sure if it would even work in Ubuntu. If it dose can u tell me how? and if it donset, where can i get a good free one?

01-12-2008, 12:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Ubuntu Antivirus you do not need any antivirus utilities for linux. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

01-15-2008, 03:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bartender Mentally divergent Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA, USA Posts: 1,285 OS: W2K, Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Ubuntu Antivirus ZoneAlarm is a firewall. Firestarter is a Linux firewall, available from repo's.

02-01-2008, 11:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
ncsu1983 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 38 OS: Linux My System	Re: Ubuntu Antivirus clamav is the anti-virus for Linux. klamav is the graphical front-end. With ubuntu, click System-->Adminstration-->Synaptic Package Manager. When Synaptic comes up, search for clamav. When you find it, right click it and select install (or whatever is comparable). Do the same for klamav. Then click apply at the top of the menu bar. Follow the prompts. Once installed, open a terminal (Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal). At the prompt type "klamav" (without quotes). This will bring up the gui for clamav. Set up the software to your liking and exit.

02-02-2008, 06:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
cmnorton Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, MA Posts: 22 OS: Ubuntu	Re: Ubuntu Antivirus nod32 is good, but you pay for a license. There are a lot of arguments about the number of viruses and their targets; that most of the viruses target Windows systems. If your Ubuntu installation is a workstation/desktop, you probably do not need anti-virus software. If your Ubuntu installation is serving up SAMBA shares to Windows workstations, well... you'll have to make that decision. I have read -- it was perhaps in the Ubuntu forums -- that one of the best ways not to get a virus on Windows (at least) is to install NoScript and SafeHistory into Firefox. I use it on Windows and Linux systems alike. __________________ Charles M. Norton Last edited by cmnorton; 02-02-2008 at 06:02 AM. Reason: grammar

02-05-2008, 09:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 470 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: Ubuntu Antivirus There is a "chkrootkit" program that checks for root kits. Google for its location. It gets updated when necessary. I run it in a root chron every three hours and email myself the results.