Ubuntu :: Installing Ubuntu On A Virus Laden With Viruses?
Mar 30, 2010
So here is the current situation I'm in I have a 4 year old desktop that I built from the ground up that a while back got heavily infested with viruses, so much so that the OS no longer loads. I am currently trying to fix the computer by doing a clean install of Ubuntu, I have a correctly burned Ubuntu disc, however, when I go to use it I get nowhere. It will start the download(or so it appears) but then it will do nothing. It will eventually just cut the signal to my monitor. I have tried both the Install Ubuntu option and the Try Ubuntu Live Without Changing your OS options but neither will work.
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Mar 30, 2011
I have been told that some virus scanners for linux (including but not limited to AVG, Antivira, clamAV, others) are available to ubuntu. My question is which of these still CURRENTLY support detection of WINDOWS viruses in addition to linux viruses. I would like to boot the Ubuntu live jump drive I have to scan windows machines and at least detect viruses, dont really need to repair. who knows which virus scanners compatible with ubuntu that will detect windows viruses as well
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Jul 15, 2010
I have a dual boot computer. The WindowsXP "side" has been infected with a rootkit virus. So far UBUNTU has not been affected to my knowledge. I have not yet removed the virus from the WindowsXP "side". I am thinking of deleting the NTFS partition and have the computer fully dedicated to UBUNTU. Now for my question. Is there a possibility that the virus resides in the MBR and that I need to "rebuild" the MBR to actually remove the virus?
Even more extreme, should I totally re-install UBUNTU in the name of safety and precaution.
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Oct 14, 2010
I work at a local computer shop as a computer technician and we get many computer in daily that require external virus scans (having to take out the hard drives, sticking it in another machine) just to scan (if we're lucky we can sometimes just do it in safe mode).Now what I want to know is...
1. Is it possible to install Ubuntu to an external HDD and use it virtually anywhere I plug it in? Will it pick up the network card, graphics card, etc so I can just plug and go? (Of course there are drivers for some computers).
2. Is it possible to run a Windows oriented virus scanner on Ubuntu? I know I can use WINE to run Windows applications, but will it prove to be compliant with virus scanners as well?
3. The main reason why I want it to be able to pick up on hardware and just work is because I plan on using it for schooling / travelling as well, have all my documents etc saved on it for easy access.
I've used Ubuntu in the past on an old laptop that didn't have much memory, small HDD, and a crap processor but that was 5-6 years ago (I still have the disk they sent me for free ).
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Jan 29, 2010
Today I installed Debian Lenny 5.0.3 AMD64 on my computer. It's a
Asus A8N-VM CSM
Athlon 64 3200+
2GB RAM
Seagate Momentus 7200.3 80GB SATA hdd
I installed Debian from a USB (Using UNetbootin). Everything went fine. I chose one big partition, and also chose to install grub into the MBR. Everywhere I chose english, except for location. That's 'The Netherlands'. After finishing the installation, and rebooting my pc (after removal of USB stick). The PC didn't boot. It displayed "Fout tijdens laden van besturingssysteem". It's in dutch, it means "Error while loading operating system". The boot order is correct in the BIOS. Using F8 to get a boot menu and selecting the Seagate disk gives the same result. What I've tried so far:
- Double check partition information (with Fdisk from Hiren's boot cd). The partition is active.
- Booting a Debial LiveCD (the rescue image) and try to 'fix' the MBR. Either by using grub from the LiveCD and also after mounting the Seagate disk and chrooting into it. (setting root to hd(0,0)) Result stays the same. inspired by: [URL]
- Editing the /boot/grub/menu.lst file. I noticed that that one refers to /dev/sdb1. Which was correct at the time of installation (USB stick = /dev/sda connected), but now it should be /dev/sda1 (without USB stick connected). Same result....
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Aug 22, 2009
if there is any free software there used to protect Fedora from spyware and virus?
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Aug 14, 2010
I suspect that I have viruses in my ubuntu environment.What to do now?
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Mar 28, 2010
I have ClamTk on Ubuntu 9.10 and I wonder if it REALLY works effectively against viruses.
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Mar 5, 2011
i know linux is very unlikely to get viruses and malware, but what about trojans?
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Apr 7, 2010
How can i do this? I have both clamav and Bitdefender scanner for unices and I need to scan a shared folder, but it seems none of the AV programs understand samba dirs (ie. smb://compname/sharedfolder/)
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Jul 14, 2010
I found today that ClamTK identifies items in /usr/share/doc/nautilus-clamscan/examples folder as possible viruses. The four files in question, "clam.exe, clam.cab, clam.exe.bz2, and clam.zip" are all part of the standard file list in packages.ubuntu.com. None are marked as executable, but are identified as binary files by less. Any ideas why these files are here or what they do, besides generate false warnings?
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Aug 2, 2010
i was thinking that is there a way to check data flow for viruses? i mean if i set up calm av in my internet sharing server could it detect anything in incoming and outgoing data ?!!
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Sep 23, 2010
I've prepared a Samba fileserver at work without much too problems and I've prepared a batch file to mount it as z: letter on windows machine at startup.As a sad result the share gets filled with many viruses and became a vehicle of infection.
folder1 ----> folder2 and many other files and folders
folder1 has a condivision access read and write for everyone so I get no problems with passwords for all those who have access but i use ntfs security to do it read only (viruses act like if a pendrive is connected and mainly put infected files just in the "root" of it, in my case in folder 1) and then give everyone full control in folder2. I've been trying to understand how to do this but I'm quite new to linux and smb.conf really scared me. I've tried samba graphical tool which was a lot easier but I'm not able to achieve this kind of result: no need of user password for users to mount the share and no write possibilities in folder 1 and full control in folder 2.
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Mar 26, 2010
I 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.
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Sep 8, 2011
Since it makes Windows apps work there is a possibility that also its viruses will work. I searched and a few sites mentioned such things, but none confirmed this issue.
In Wikipedia, it said this: "Because of Wine's ability to run Windows binary code, concerns have been raised over native Windows viruses and malware affecting Unix-like operating systems. Wine can run much malware, but programs running in Wine are confined to the current user's privileges, restricting some undesirable consequences. This is one reason Wine should never be run as the superuser."
Here is the link.
As far as I know, I cannot install unless I'm a root user, and I keep my Terminal as a root user opened for hours. Also, if I were to install windows apps under Wine, I'll have to log in as a root!
So let me line the questions here:
1- Does Wine activate Windows viruses?
2- Can viruses run on their own while I log in as root in Terminal or while installing apps (whether under Wine or not)?
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Jul 18, 2011
I know Slackware probably doesn't require too much protection from viruses or spyware, but I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to help protect it (other than Common Sense).
I ask this for 2 reasons:
1. I'm Paranoid
2. Every now and then I mistype a website I go to and it takes me to a completely different website which frightens me because of my paranoia.
So is there anything I can do to help protect Slackware, and in the rare case I get a virus is there a way to remove it directly?
Is it also possible to use Slackware (currently Master drive) to remove a virus on Windows (slave drive)?
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May 25, 2010
I am a very new Linux user. My first OS is Fedora 12, which I just recently installed into my laptop. So far, I am thoroughly enjoying it. I do have a question bugging my mind though. Linux systems are known to be very safe from viruses, mainly due to programmers targeting the Windows platform. In Windows, common methods for virus infections are from infected executable files, external drives autorun... ETC.
Now my question is how do viruses spread into a Linux system? And with so few viruses known to exist for Linux systems, do I really need to be aware and take precautions for viruses (For example in Windows, disabling autorun function for external drives)?
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Sep 20, 2010
I 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.
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Jul 15, 2010
I have a dual boot computer. The WindowsXP "side" has been infected with a rootkit virus. So far UBUNTU has not been affected to my knowledge. I have not yet been able to remove the virus from the WindowsXP "side". I am thinking of deleting the NTFS partition and have the computer fully dedicated to UBUNTU.
Now for my question. Is there a possibility that the virus resides in the MBR and that I need to "rebuild" the MBR to actually remove the virus? Even more extreme, should I totally re-install UBUNTU in the name of safety and precaution.
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Feb 8, 2010
I have postfix setup with amavisd and I tried to send myself an email with the eicar file however it lets the email go through to my inbox. When I restart the amavisd service, there are no errors in the log and it finds all the decoders for different file types and I also see this come up:
Feb 8 14:45:44 Mailgate amavis[3116]: Using primary internal av scanner code for ClamAV-clamd
Feb 8 14:45:44 Mailgate amavis[3116]: Found secondary av scanner ClamAV-clamscan at /usr/bin/clamscan
Everything seems to work but it doesn't scan the file for viruses. Also, I've double and triple checked and my amavisd.conf file doesn't have the option enabled to bypass virus scanning.
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Jun 16, 2010
I just ran a scan of my home folder with avast for linux and it detected multiple instances of 'WMA:Wimad [Drp] . Im pretty sure this is a window based virus so opensuse 11.2 should be actually infected right?
On a small side note is there any point in running a antivirus program on opensuse-do linux viruses exist in the wild? I recently read this Think Linux is free from malware? Think again; it's been hacked. - Computerworld Blogs and this Linux infection proves Windows malware monopoly is over; Gentoo ships backdoor? [updated] | ZDNet
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Oct 26, 2010
is there any way one can clean a usb disk that has viruses using commands in the terminal in ubuntu 8.04
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Aug 25, 2010
Just a few words in the form of introduction.I have just purchased an older server to use on my home LAN.I understand that the use of Linux or Unix as an operating system will be effective in detering the gathering of viruses from the internet.I am totally unfamiliar with either system, but if this is the case, that's about to change.
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Feb 17, 2010
I know that ubuntu is highly resistant to windows based viruses but what if I open a attachment or click on a link within a email that is infected with a linux or platform agnostic virus?
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Feb 6, 2011
I have set up a virtual machine under VMware Player 3.1.2 in Debian. Operating system of this virtual machine is a Windows Server 2003. I would like to periodically test this Windows Server 2003 installation for viruses. Obvious solution would be to install an AV software under this Windows Server 2003 installation. However, I was wondering, is this possible to use NOD32 for Linux or clamav in order to test this Windows Server 2003 installation for viruses? Is NOD32 for Linux able to detect viruses inside the .vmdk file?
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Jul 4, 2011
I thought ubuntu could not get viruses? Well I scanned with ClamTK and it found a virus.
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Jun 24, 2010
i have a virus in my mp3 that i don't know how to get rid of. the virus is called 'autorun.inf'. even though it doesn't affect Linux (i think) when i mount the mp3, the icon appears as if it was an empty folder. it use to let me delete/copy files into the mp3 but now it doesn't anymore. i cant delete the autorun.inf file or any file!
Ive had this problem before on the same mp3 and what i did was format the mp3 in windows but the thing keeps coming again and again . ive seen a couple 'windows solutions' for this but i dont have windows anymore so...
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Aug 1, 2010
I have a mac, but I have a lot of files on my Ubuntu machine, that i'd like to transfer over, but I would like to make sure they are clean.
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Nov 14, 2010
Being used to the pc i have always used resource draining virus protection programs. now that i have switched to ubuntu 10.10 i wanna kno is there rly any need for virus protection on my linux?
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Jan 3, 2010
What is the best protection program against viruses and how they can be revealed on the device
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