[ubuntu-uk] KlamAV and AV in general

[Michael Holloway]

>         
>         > <mailto:kris at softdel.net>
>         If you're sharing a C:\ drive, you've got to be stark starting
>         mad...
>         That's soooo bad XP even warns you NOT to do it...
> 
> I totally agree...  But when you can control the way people can access
> it, its not too bad, eg, having a password on it. 
> 
> I do this in a local network with only my machines, and I don't
> recommend you do it otherwise (like in a public environment / office).
> 
<Edit: Sorry for the long post :)>

Personally, I use samba shares at home - and don't bother with AV. My
dual boot there has access to its windows drives, but doesn't scan - i
have AVG in windows...

At work, i have a samba server too - but that one does run Clam, of
course!!!

I have read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_computer_viruses
and though i know that could have easily been written by Mr Gates & Co.
I'm sure there is some accuracy in it. If this is a growing problem -
then when do we need to start caring?

Installing from the Repositories /should/ be 100% safe, and we like to
think that installing stuff of source forge is too (because the source
is open), but as more new/inexperienced Linux users emerge, the gateway
is opening. Take for example, I write a cool program, "xyz", but i
happen to put shell c99 (or worse) in the binary installer.

Does anyone else think maybe it's a good idea to, say, have an option in
Ubuntu install or something to have a memory resident AV enabled? (which
most of us will probably so no to :)

P.S. if anyone is wondering where this is all coming from, the topic of
Fast Flux Hosting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_flux has come up at
work and I'm doing some research into how they are compromising web
servers.