sorry ........... i just gone because of curiosity ............. thanks for ur information ........<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/21/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Onkar Shinde</b> <<a href="mailto:onkarshinde@gmail.com">
onkarshinde@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">> On 3/21/07, Onkar Shinde <<a href="mailto:onkarshinde@gmail.com">
onkarshinde@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > On 3/21/07, <a href="mailto:ramnarayan.k@gmail.com">ramnarayan.k@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:ramnarayan.k@gmail.com">ramnarayan.k@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
<br>> > > Hi<br>> > ><br>> > > was wanting to know if its ok (and advisable) to virus scan windows<br>> > > partitions from a linux OS ?? (on a dual boot system)<br>> > ><br>> > > thanks
<br>> > ><br>> > > ram<br>> ><br>> > It is perfectly fine. I suggest clam antivirus. It is available in<br>> > Ubuntu repositories.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Onkar
<br>> ><br>> On 3/21/07, unni krishnan <<a href="mailto:unnikrishnan.a@gmail.com">unnikrishnan.a@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> i heard clam takes too much time for scanning is that right<br>> .................
<br>> also is it necessary to go for an antivirus like windows .......on linux<br>> ...............<br>><br>> --<br>> -with love n care<br>> unnikrishnan<br><br>Unni,<br><br>Please don't do top posting on mailing lists. You may want to read
<br><a href="http://ubuntu-in.org/wiki/Mailing_list_FAQ">http://ubuntu-in.org/wiki/Mailing_list_FAQ</a><br>You are right that clam takes time for scanning. But it is pretty good<br>at the job of virus detection.<br><br>Also you may not need antivirus on GNU/Linux but you may need to use
<br>it, on systems with dual boot, to scan Windows partitions if you are<br>unable to boot into Windows due to virus.<br><br><br>Ram,<br>Take my advice and get read of Windows. :-)<br><br><br><br>Onkar<br>--<br>Passion - Some people climb mountains - others write Free software.
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https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>-with love n care<br>unnikrishnan