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On Sun, 2009-09-06 at 19:43 +0100, John Hansen wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > > John Hansen wrote: > >> I run Kubuntu 9.04 on a small pc wired to my BT Home Hub. > >> I wonder if I need to install an anti virus programme and > >> if so which is recommended? > >> > >> > >> John W Hansen > >> > > I wouldn't say you need it as such as Linux can't run Windows viruses > > and you should be protected by the BT Home Hub firewall unless you > > setup any port forwarding. > > > > You can however install Clam Anti-Virus. There is a frontend for Clam > > Anti-Virus called klamav which is specifically for KDE. I'd guess for > > Ubuntu or Gnome users, they could try nautilus-clamscan (not tried it > > myself, I have used clamscan a couple of times from a terminal to scan > > Windows machines for infections). > > > > Rob > > > > > > > Rob, > > Thanks for this information. > > John W > there is also bitdefender for unices, which has a good gui and is free. Simon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html