[DONE] ClamAV - Do I need it?
Posted:
Feb 25th, '22, 21:44by Germ
I've been running Linux since 1998. Never had a problem with any kind of malware. Never done anything other than run rkhunter occasionally.
I do not run a mail server or anything like that. With that said, malware is supposedly on the rise in Linux. Do I need ClamAV?
Your thoughts?
Re: ClamAV - Do I need it?
Posted:
Feb 25th, '22, 22:22by Germ
Its not just for email scanning. You can scan files and directories with it, as well.
At least, everything I have read says you can.
Re: ClamAV - Do I need it?
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Feb 26th, '22, 01:11by magic
I use ClamAV periodically to scan through files.
I interact with several MSWin users so it's mostly to catch anything that might impact them, but a bit of peace of mind is always nice, too.
It's quite fast when you use it multithreaded. I don't feel the need to have any sort of continuous scanning (it does seem to support that to some degree) at this time, just a scan of what I want when I want.
I'd say due consideration should be given to the louder argument if Wine is installed, though.
Re: ClamAV - Do I need it?
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Feb 27th, '22, 20:51by benmc
agree.
there are those that consider using AV of any sort increases the "exposure" to malicious intent =>
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c ... urity.html.
(poses as an expert, who am I to judge)
Re: ClamAV - Do I need it?
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Feb 27th, '22, 21:39by Germ
OK, thank you all.
Not many replies, but we agree. I don't need to worry about it. That's what I was thinking. Just wanted some other viewpoints.
