Antivirus for Fedora 14

Frank Murphy frankly3d at gmail.com
Fri May 20 14:49:07 UTC 2011


On 20/05/11 15:37, Braja Kishore Chattaraj wrote:
> I have read articles about vulnerabilities in x-windows. I just
> completed installation of Fedora 14 on a brand new PC (not shared with
> any other OS for now but may install Scientific Linux as well). Are
> there any anti-virus software that would be necessary to install for
> Fedora 14. What does the user community typically install, if any?
>
> Thanks,
> Braja
>

There is no real requirement for anti-virus on Linux,
just keep your system updated from approved channels.
Keep an eye on your logs for anything fishy

If you must use an anti-virus, clamav is what most go for.


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Frank Murphy
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