Ubuntu and virus protection

[Paul Gear]

Stewart Johnston wrote:
> ...
> To answer the original poster's question, ClamAV/Antivirus is not really
> a required part of an Ubuntu'ers toolkit.
> However, there are other security precautions that are.
One way that ClamAV can be used to benefit a desktop user is in
conjunction with HAVP (HTTP Anti-Virus Proxy).  You can install it on a
desktop system, point your browser at it, and surf with virus scanning
enabled.  I've done a bit of playing with it in the past and it seemed
to work, although i can't comment on its long-term viability.

Paul


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