Linux-and-Virus Programs?

[Keith Watson]

Whoa Nellie! Bad advice. But I can see where the linux thought 
process came in. It don't matter what user you run an executable 
from under winblows, if it has a virus the whole system gets 
infected. My philosophy is thus, delete all unknown files from 
unknown sources. Better to be safe than sorry.


Keith

On 05:47 PM, Janina Sajka wrote:
> Why not just create a temp user and make that user the owner of this
> file? Log in as that user and try to unzip the .exe. Maybe it's
> something you want, and maybe it's junk. But you certainly won't trash
> any system files this way.
> 
> 
> Hart Larry writes:
> > From: Hart Larry <chime at cts.com>
> > 
> > Hi All:  Some of my linux experts have told me I don't need to have any
> > anti-virus programs.
> > Reason I am asking is that I am sharing files on Mutella in Linux.  While I was
> > looking for Christmas dance music, I ended up with a file, which is an
> > executeable.  I don't know its content, but I hope its music.  I would feel
> > much better if I could scan it while in Linux before I run it from Jaws in
> > win98.
> > Are their any suggestions or speech friendly Linux virus programs I can run
> > with speakup?
> > Much earlier this year I had alot of trouble with backdoor viruses in windows.
> > Thanks so much in advance
> > Hart
> > 
> > 
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