Virus checker on the live CD?

[Carl Karsten]

Not sure how it does it, but Synaptic will let me add repos.  I see the new repos 
in /etc/apt/sources.list, but that file and fs are RO, so not sure what magic is 
going on there.

Now the problem is I don't know of a repo that has captive-ntfs.

For "inexperienced users", I am not sure I want them trying to update NTFS anytime 
soon, using any technology.  They get the "you have a virus - these are the files, 
here is some info and here a URL with more info."

for "somewhat experienced techs" (me) that are normally the ones asked to help 
with virus problems it would be nice.

cfk

Molot wrote:
> ekhm... on live-cd  it is NOT easy to install any repo. And if this
> live-cd is meant to be a tryout for inexperienced users,  we can
> assume it is impossible for all who may be interested in it...
> 
> On 5/19/05, Carl Karsten <carl at personnelware.com> wrote:
> 
>>Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
>> > * Matthew Garrett
>> >
>> > | On Thu, 2005-05-19 at 11:47 +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
>> > | > A friend of mine (who is also part of the crew at a LAN party) had a
>> > | > suggestion:   Why not make it _really easy_ to boot the live CD and
>> > | > then scan your system for viruses (using the clamav engine and some
>> > | > clicky-friendly GUI) and optionally remove them?
>> > |
>> > | Realistically, don't we need NTFS r/w support for this?
>> >
>> > That'd be a great plus, at least, but even just being able to say
>> > «this has been checked and is clean» or «this is unclean and must be
>> > disinfected and should be processed further» would be a start.
>>
>>Indeed.  I think being alerted to a virus is most important, getting info about
>>2nd, and doing something about it 3rd.
>>
>>Also, it is "easy enough" for someone to add the needed repositories and install
>>Captive if needed.  Personally, I would prefer that the default behavior of a
>>virus scanner it to just identify and inform, not try and do anything about it.
>>
>>I am assuming that "all modern scanners" will pull an updated fingerprint file?
>>
>>Carl Karsten
>>
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