Is there virus removal software for Jaunty KDE

[Steven Vollom]

On Tuesday 16 June 2009 05:06:28 am Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Tuesday 16 June 2009 09:50:30 Jonas Norlander wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Lisi Reisz<lisi.reisz at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Steven -
> > >
> > > I am forwarding this to the list because I feel that list discussions
> > > should stay on list; and also because some of the people on the list
> > > seem able to communicate with you better than I.  I am a litteralist
> > > when it comes to words; and it feels a bit to me as though I am
> > > conversing with Lewis Carol's Humpty Dumpty when I converse with you:
> > >  words mean what you want them to, not what everyone else thinks they
> > > mean.  E.g., when you said that you were connected to the web via a DSL
> > > modem, I accepted that at face value.  Some on the list knew better.
> > >  You are obviously, however distasteful it may be to you, connected via
> > > a modem-router of some kind.
> > >
> > > I gave you the name of a Live CD that can be used to scan for computer
> > > viruses.  I repeat, it is called F-Secure Rescue CD.  If you google for
> > > it, you will find it.  If you then burn the .iso to a CD, you will be
> > > able to run it on any computer you wish.  Just remember to plug said
> > > computer in to your "modem" with a Cat 5e (ethernet) cable before you
> > > start, so that the CD can update its virus data.
> > >
> > > You may well find some viruses in the middle of some of your downloaded
> > > stuff, but they will not be doing anything.  They will just be sitting
> > > there.  I once found 7 little virus .exe's sitting in my husband's
> > > /home/user directory looking forlorn and helpless.  I deleted them, but
> > > only for the sake of tidyness.
> > >
> > > The problems you describe show a network problem.
> > >
> > > A worm is malware, like viruses.  Like viruses they can't actually hurt
> > > a Linux computer.
> >
> > In my opinion it's wrong to say that Worms can't hurt a Linux
> > computer. There has been some really big threat against Internet and
> > computers with worms spreading from infected Linux/Unix computers. I
> > thinking of vulnerability in DNS, Web/PHP, SSH and mailservers. The
> > risk is not as big as it used to be as distributions today is faster
> > to update bugs and are not running any services as default. So if you
> > not running any services, don't run programs as root and running daily
> > updates you should be safe.
>
> None-the-less, it will not hurt Steven, nor the actual Linux computer.  I
> was trying to calm panic, not cause it.  I myself malware check the
> computers I administer, in order to protect Windows users.
>
> Lisi

I am calm, Lisi, I trust the List.  I have given up on that idea and waiting 
to find the cure that makes sense to all of you.

Steven
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