John Andersen wrote:

On Saturday 07 April 2007, dwain wrote:

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I am currently running avg on linux. I ask the program to scan "/". It runs a scan and at the end it says it did not scan "/" because the resource is temporarily unavailable. It scanned some files and no sectors.

I had clamav installed once, but couldn't figure out how to use it. I guess it is a command line program. I am beginning to feel a little comfortable doing some thins on the command line.

So what would you recommend, stay with avg or install clamav and learn how to use that?

I'm guessing it is a permissions problem because avg is run as a user that can not access some directories.

Unless this is a samba server for windows machines you are wasting your time running avg.

So are you then recommending that i use clamav? Is it a command line program? I guess I can find the instructions in the man pages? Do I access the man pages through the command line? Is the command /man/man? Dwain -- Dwain Alford P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

dwain wrote:

So are you then recommending that i use clamav? Is it a command line program? I guess I can find the instructions in the man pages? Do I access the man pages through the command line? Is the command /man/man?

There are only 3 purposes for using antivirus on linux I can think of at the moment: 1. Scanning emails, so you don't redistribute viruses or don't catch phishing mails. 2. Scanning files provided to Windows Clients via server (SAMBA) 3. Scanning files provided to Windows Clients via removable medias. Which antivirus you gonna use it's up to you. Thx Jan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Dwain wrote:

So are you then recommending that i use clamav? Is it a command line program? I guess I can find the instructions in the man pages? Do I access the man pages through the command line? Is the command /man/man?

Dwain

Yes clamav is a command line program. (man clamd, with related manpages: clamd.conf(5), clamdscan(1), clamscan(1), freshclam(1), sigtool(1), clamav-milter(8)). I have found it much easier to use the KDE frontend for it called Klamav. Have fun Lennart Jonasson -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Robert Smits wrote:

On Sunday 08 April 2007 04:15, Lennart Jonasson wrote:

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Dwain wrote:

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So are you then recommending that i use clamav? Is it a command line program? I guess I can find the instructions in the man pages? Do I access the man pages through the command line? Is the command /man/man?

Dwain

Yes clamav is a command line program. (man clamd, with related manpages: clamd.conf(5), clamdscan(1), clamscan(1), freshclam(1), sigtool(1), clamav-milter(8)).

I have found it much easier to use the KDE frontend for it called Klamav.

You don't even have to deal with klamav. You just install clamav, open up Kmail, go to Tools and activate the anti-vrus wizard. It finds clamav, lets you set a couple of options and you're done.

Thanks for the information. I set up Kmail last night, imported everything from thunderbird. I guess I was closer than I thought. Dwain -- Dwain Alford P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Monday 09 April 2007 17:47, Hans Witvliet wrote:

<snip> i would suggest a combination clamav AND kaspersky AND f-prot. </snip>

Is f-prot and kaspersky open source? Where can I find them? Cheers, Dwain -- Dwain Alford P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art"