New to Ubuntu( Virus scanners) is clam safe/Avg free errors can not open all files?

[NoOp]

On 04/24/2009 06:00 PM, Ed Oneill wrote:
> I am tyring to find info on clav av I keep  hearing it can cause more
> harm than good but no details! 

And where are you hearing this from?

These might help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ClamAV
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Security
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Linuxvirus
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Antivirus

And when I run AVG free it seems not
> to scan or be able to open Ubuntu system files I get 15 to 20 errors
> and then it finishes the scan is this normal?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Antivirus/Avg
[Note: while I use AVG on Windows (amonst others), I've never had much
luck using it in linux]

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> I am useing Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid
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