Firewalls and virus scaners?

[Kenneth Hawkins]

Howdy

when you performed the scan, was that from a website offering virus scans? If that was the case, you were likely the victim of a scam. 

In 15 years of running linux desktops & servers, I have only once ever gotten a virus (anyone remember raman - "hackers looove noodles!") and that was an Apache server flaw, not really a linux virus. I also encountered 1 *possible* rootkit, but that was on a linux server that had been sitting public side, unpatched for over 4 years.

Not saying it can't/didn't happen, and it will happen in the future, but I am VERY suspect about the scanner you used.

regards
Ken




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From: Alfred <alfred.s at nexicom.net>
To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:32:48 AM
Subject: Re: Firewalls and virus scaners?

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From: Courtenay W <hd_sheena at shaw.ca>
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Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 10:27:20 -0600
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Hey,
Relatively new to linux/ubuntu (about 9 months now), currently running
9.04.
This is the first I've heard suggested to get a firewall and virus
scanner. I realize there is always some risk of hack/malware, but my
impression was that linux is seriously less at risk than, say, Windows.
Am I wrong? Should I be running regular virus scans, as I did on
Windows?
Thanks,
Courtenay W
Calgary AB



I did a Virus scan one day and there were 52 Things. My computer was
acting up the way Windows would. So I do them now and then. I bought
something in Britain via Internet, and there was a virus installed while
I made the transaction. I down loaded a file Gnome Reset, well two
downloaded, one was a Phishing Malware. So Yes you need to do these
things. Linux is not Bullet proof, anymore. I Also had a Keylogger put
on my Machine, I got rid of that too. It keeps a record of all your
Keystrokes, and they can get your Passwords from that, Credit Card
numbers, all sorts of things, so Again Yes!

Alfred!


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