i have installed Fedora 15. This is my first time to use Linux. I have read and heard that Linux is secure. However, i also read that there are viruses which can affect Linux. So i downloaded AVG for Fedora (.rpm package) and installed it. Unlike Windows, i do not see the AVG antivirus shortcut on desktop. How do i access the graphical interface to configure AVG.
View 14 RepliesWonder what and where should I get an Antivirus/spywar program for fedora 11?
View 14 Replies View Relatedi am trying to install clamav for fedora 11. i guess thats the correct antivirus---right? i went to the repository and thought i got it, but i can't find it?then i went to the clam av site and downloaded the latest 32bit for rpm. it said there were missing files and could not procede.where or how do i get an antivirus for fed 11?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI don't know if there is any antivirus software coming with Fedora 12?
or I have to buy my own?
I've fedora 11/12 in my desktop in home- some other members in the house also the desktop for various reasons. I noticed that there have been a lot PORNO site visits from the desktop. The computer kinda running slow- Although I tried to scan - avg and f-prot- somehow I don't see theme scanning my pc - so I can't find any kind of spyware or virus- which I think impossible since there have 100 s of visits on those free adult sites and I am sure they would leave some footprints on my machine.
View 7 Replies View Relatedreccomend a good FREE av for linux? i downloaded avast, but it's now asking me for a key :S
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am new to ubuntu natty narhwal 11.04 i want to ask as i have used only windows OSs where one must have to run anti virus for smooth computing. I am shifted to ubuntu now please tell me is there any need to use anti virus in ubuntu or not if yes then please guide me which anti virus and how should i install it on my ubuntu.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI read some articles about viruses in Linux and about some antiviruses which work in Linux and delete Windows viruses but I still don't understand: is there any antivirus which specializes in Linux viruses? Even though there are very little of Linux viruses, I know.
View 11 Replies View RelatedThere is some missing files for KLamAV antivirus program from the repository to make KlamAV a full functional program. When I ran the program KLamAV I found 8 files that were infected with a virus that was downloaded from fedora onto my computer today. Because of KLamAV is not a complete program I can not remove the virus or fix the problem.Location of original virus:
x3fw.ncf
x3fw-pxe
at this point the two files original virus is: Heuristics.encrypted.zip from here the file unzips and spreads the virus through out the computer.This is coming from the install DVD disk or the download up date.
I've recently installed Ubuntu 10 on my laptop and I'm not sure whether it's safe or not. My question is do I need any antyvirus or firewall to protect my pc against virus, spyware etc.?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI'm dual booting with windows 7 and Ubuntu and i was wondering where i should download AVG (i have a paid version) and what other security precautions should I take between both operation systems?
i have:
1 windows partition (~23gbs)
1 Ubuntu partition (~23gbs)
1 linux swap partiton (~10 gbs)
1 NTSF partition for storage (~170gbs)
I am going to wipe off Windows from my laptop & install only Ubuntu 11.04. Do I need to install a antivirus system, I know about the firewall form ubuntu software centre i.e. firewall confiiguration.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI know that this is a linux forum, but I need to tap the brains of folks that have experience in this filed. My wife is the assistent IT director of a large community college in Pittsburgh, PA. They are running 4000-5000 client PC's. between the labs a nd faculty, across multiple campuses. They are rolling out Win 7 64 bit across all machines. They have 1/2 the PC's on Forefront and 1/2 on TrendMicro. They want to re-evaluate the AV solution, and are unable to find any decent review or tests for Enterprise level AV/spyware/malware solutions.
View 2 Replies View Relatedsoftware to use against Intrusion and such. The thing is that I don't want to have several anti virus programs running at the same time due to collision.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI would like to install Linux based AntiVirus Server with Windows Clients. As per the existing setup, all Windows machines are using "demo" or "evaluation" copy of antivirus & all antivirus softwares are not same on all windows computers.
Someone is using Trend-Micro ,other is using Avast. Due to above listed problem,i want to implement Linux Based Free AntiVirus Server,which will be connected directly on the internet. The Linux AntiVirus server will updated it's database from Internet automatically.
Inside the Linux Server,all Windows PC's are connected in a same Local Area Connection. All windows XP computers will fetch the updated data from the Anti Virus Server. Also,i am searching MAIL RESPONDER OR POP UP Windows,when any virus found on any client machine. My company needs Cost Effective solution & Linux is the best solution for this.
Recently I had a Java exploit on Windows. Luckily Microsoft Security Essentials identified and removed it. Such things can happen on Linux as well, from what I've heard. Why does Linux offer no such detection?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI would like to use my Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic system to scan and clean viruses from Windows based HDD. I have KlamAV, AVG, and AVAST. I couldn't get F-prot to work. I don't find a debian package of it and don't know how to install tar.gz and the tutorials don't help a lot. Are there other antivirus solutions which are good for cleaning Windows OS but work on Linux/WINE? I wonder if I can install antivirus software in WINE and scan with no problem the hard disks.
View 5 Replies View Relateddoes it effective using ClamAV as Privoxy antivirus? I have actually configure it but it does not seem to come into any effect.Why?I test it with Eicar(test virus) online and it does not even prompt there is a problem unless i have scanned.Beside that,i have installed ClamAV daemon along with it. [URL]
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Issue :How come the Clam Antivirus does not prompt there is a virus when i opened the file or problem link?Does it work difference as Window OS antivirus which prompt when there is a virus detected?
I have installed Postfix + Amavisd-new, then I am started all services (and configured main.cf and master.cf to use amavis).
The questions are:
1) I am trying to test antivirus scan using eicar test virus
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And the message is successfully delivered to mailbox with mark "CLEAN" in maillog. But I cant see any attachment using
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Where is my mistake?
2) Should I update clam and how I can do it?
3) Is spamassassin enabled by default in amavis (I have started daemon)?
4) Where configuration files of spamassassin is stored?
I used Avast webfilter (proxied webtraffic through Avast) when running Windows. Sometimes Avast would alert and "protect" me from being infected by a compromised website. NOTE: Avast would alert even absent clicking any links. Just viewing the page could result in infection. Should I be running some kind of proxy webfilter for protection? My understanding is that Firefox can be compromised and this can in turn compromise Ubuntu.Are these kinds of threats specific to Windows running Firefox, or Firefox per se. If Firefox per se it seems like I need some sort of Proxy webfiltering like Avast provides.
View 9 Replies View Relatedafter compressing one of my sites and downloading it to my Windows PC my Antivirus picked up a trojan horse called "PHP/Rst.AK Trojan" Im still very new to all this and was wondering how i go about removing malware etc from my fedora 8 server. IS there a free virus scaning software i should be using ?
View 3 Replies View Relatedlove security/pentest tools. This script adds ALL the tools from the Security Spin, plus Metasploit. Feel free to modify it if need be.
View 12 Replies View Relatedthis is the allert i got:Code:Summary:Your system may be seriously compromised! /usr/sbin/NetworkManager tried to loada kernel module.Detailed Description:SELinux has prevented NetworkManager from loading a kernel module. All confinedprograms that need to load kernel modules should have already had policy writtenfor them. If a compromised application tries to modify the kernel this AVC willbe generated. This is a serious issue.Your system may very well be compromised.Allowing Access:Contact your security administrator and report this issue.Additional Information:
Source Context system_u:system_r:NetworkManager_t:s0
Target Context system_u:system_r:NetworkManager_t:s0
Target Objects None [ capability ]
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I'm just curious as to what security measure's I should be taking to make my box a little less vulnerable? I'm still experimenting/playing with Linux, use the net, IM, download this and that and was wondering how secure fedora 10 was out of the box?
View 12 Replies View RelatedDuring a recent install I made the leap to encryption,but /boot must remain unencrypted.Is there really any legitimate security risk to having an unencrypted /boot partition? I mean basically someone can just see what kernel you're running which they could see during boot anyways right? Oh I and keep all my financial documents in /boot/finances/ (haha ok not really, but I am serious about the first part).
View 5 Replies View RelatedIs it possible to install security lab menu on a normal Fedora 13 installation? I don't want to use security spin.
View 14 Replies View RelatedI have a dual boot at home with W7 F15. The Fedora drive is encrypted because that's where all my important stuff is. On the rare occasion that I do boot into Windows, I wondered if there would be any way of accessing my encrypted Fedora drive? Is it possible to decrypt and mount from Windows?
View 1 Replies View RelatedIf I leave the computer running for a few minutes without doing anything on it, this screen appears demanding that I enter my password, otherwise I can't get back to Fedora. I understand the necessity for this security feature in a work environment, but I'm just a home user and this security screen is just a nagging problem I don't know how to get rid of.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI just putup the fedora15 on my PC. there are several msg coming up from selinux saying permission denied, though I am not doing any administrative activity. the PC being a workstation for reaserch. how can I know the denial is for an security intrusion attempt. how can I set conditions to see the logs of all security intrusions. how can I set exclusive msg-ing from selinux that the denial is for a security intrusion attempt.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am pretty new to the Fedora 11 world. I have maradns installed on it and I'm using it as my server. What is the best way to make my machine secure. This is just a project of mine so I can become familiar with sys admin on Fedora. It doesn't have to be ultra secure, just a decent level of security would be nice. Any links or information would be greatly appreciated. Btw, I currently have selinux disabled. I'm not familiar with it and it was giving me problems so I had to disable it.
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