Advice Antivirus for linux (free)

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I'm thinking of running zendto on apache as an alternative self-administered dropbox solution but as I'm a total linux n00b I want to know what antivirus to run.

Yep, I know you don't often need to run av software on linux (I'm using Ubuntu) - but this may become more than just a personal repository and if people are gonna be putting their shit on my server I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing.

Any ideas? Nice, free, decent, quick AV solution for a beardier OS :)
 

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clamAV springs to mind but there are a couple more. tbh I think you're overkilling a bit: putting a file in to the store involves it going through the filter on a local machine, and taking it off again does the same. why would you scan the store as well?
 

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Cheers teedles.

tbh I think you're overkilling a bit: putting a file in to the store involves it going through the filter on a local machine, and taking it off again does the same. why would you scan the store as well?

I don't necessarily trust whoever's putting files onto it to have AV running on their box tbfh.

Plus, a bit of AV scanning isn't going to create a massive overhead.
 

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I don't necessarily trust whoever's putting files onto it to have AV running on their box tbfh.


I know people who don't use AV exist, but I have a really hard time getting my head round the concept 0o
 

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I know people who don't use AV exist, but I have a really hard time getting my head round the concept 0o

Was talking to a guy who runs a telephony system at a major power company. He should be fairly tec knowledgeable, you'd think.

Lost his mail account - doesn't understand how or why. He "runs a firewall" so doesn't understand why he needs AV.




Yep. Just...
 

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sometimes people who run big systems are useless in their own personal infra though ;)
 

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