Scanning for Viruses and other Malware
Posted: 29 Dec 2007, 11:13
I understand that the use of Linux on an ARM processor unit makes it unlikely to be affected by 99.9% of the viruses and malware that circulate on the Internet but, as the Bubba still can host files which can be downloaded onto a Windows PC, an infected file can still survive on Bubba only to create chaos at a later date.
Being somewhat paranoid about these things - or am I just careful - I am looking for an answer which will allow me to forget the problem.
Ideally I am thinking of a package which will live within Bubba, update itself and run periodic scans without human intervention. Does anyone have any experience of this or indeed any advice.
It has been suggested that I look at http://packages.debian.org/sarge/clamav though I don't yet know how far this meets the above criteria.
Has anyone tried this or anything else for that matter? I would very much like to learn from the experience of others.
with thanks,
Michael
Being somewhat paranoid about these things - or am I just careful - I am looking for an answer which will allow me to forget the problem.
Ideally I am thinking of a package which will live within Bubba, update itself and run periodic scans without human intervention. Does anyone have any experience of this or indeed any advice.
It has been suggested that I look at http://packages.debian.org/sarge/clamav though I don't yet know how far this meets the above criteria.
Has anyone tried this or anything else for that matter? I would very much like to learn from the experience of others.
with thanks,
Michael