On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 12:25:21AM +0100, Michael Hoeller wrote:
With Windows I used in the past f-prot (www.fprot.org) to scan my system, this is now also availabel for linux. How is the experience with this program?
The usage and detection rates of the linux version are very similar to the dos version.
I thought of installing the f-prot start command in KMail so that the Mail directory will be scanned when a Mail is received. I this a good idea or is thee a better solution for a dialin connecton?
You should be aware that many products (including f-prot) have problems scanning mailbox files. If I collect all infected mails I receive in one mailbox file, f-prot finds less than 10% of them (other products are no better). The less convenient but more secure way is to save all attachments (and downloaded files) in a separate directory that is scanned before any of this files is used elsewhere. -- Michel Messerschmidt lists@michel-messerschmidt.de antiVirusTestCenter, Computer Science, University of Hamburg