[ale] Virus scan

Mike Millson mgm at atsga.com
Mon Dec 16 09:07:41 EST 2002


Is it recommended or common practice to run virus scan software on linux
production servers (e.g. a web server)? I stopped running virus software on
my windows desktops about 3 years ago because the virus software itself was
like a virus - buggy, slowing the machine down, causing other apps to crash.
I found the virus protection program's ill affects didn't outweigh the
possible benefits and have never considered them since. Should I be
considering something like f-prot?

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of Keith R.
To: ale at ale.org
Watson
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 9:37 AM
To: ale at ale.org; linuxnews at wormfishin.com
Subject: Re: [ale] Virus scan


At 07:35 PM 12/2/2002 -0500, Nick Travis wrote:
>Is there any free, or very cheap virus scan software out there for linux,
>Red Hat specifically.  I think I have a virus but I can't seem to get rid
>of it.  Thanks
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Nick,

http://www.f-prot.com

keith
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Keith R. Watson                        GTRI/ITD
Systems Support Specialist III         Georgia Tech Research Institute
keith.watson at gtri.gatech.edu           Atlanta, GA  30332-0816
404-894-0836

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