Linux Anti Virus Scans
The recent push has been to expand the Linux market on to the consumer and corporate desktop. This drive, led by user-friendly Linux distributions from Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE, Xandros and Lindows.com, is paving the way to a new generation of Linux users. A vast majority of these new Linux users are unaware of the existence of Linux viruses and security risks associated with Linux.
A common misconception is that Linux viruses can do little or no damage because of the built-in security and user restrictions.
Installing Linux anti virus software and maintaining up-to-date virus definitions on Linux desktops and servers allows system administrators and end users more control. It also ensures the integrity of the files they receive from other people and what they in return send to other people.
Linux/Slapper, a Linux-based worm that utilized a known OpenSSL buffer overflow exploit, had the capacity to start various Denial Of Service (DOS) attacks. TR/Linux.JBellz, discovered in January of 2003, contained trojanized code that once executed, deleted all the files located in the home directory of the current user. W32/Winux, a proof-of-concept cross platform virus, was written with the functionality to infect both Window Portable Executable (PE) files and Linux ELF files.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Personal Linux
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Workstation is a set of anti-virus protection tools for workstations running Linux. The program is compatible with all of the most popular Linux versions for the Intel platform, including Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE, Mandrake, and others. It protects against all types of malicious programs, including Java and ActiveX applets.
The package includes the following tools:
- Anti-Virus Scanner - checks disks for viruses on user command
- Anti-Virus Daemon - a variation of anti-virus scanner with optimized memory loading procedure. It filters viruses in real-time
- Anti-Virus Monitor - a client application for the Anti-Virus Daemon. Its operates using the principle of "file operation intercepting" (operations such as: starting, opening and the initialization of modules) to check for viruses
The combined use of these modules enables users to customize an anti-virus defense solution most suited to the specific system requirements.
Daily anti-virus base updates for Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Workstations are downloaded from the Internet via the embedded Updater utility.
System Requirements
- PC, minimum 386 MHz processor
- RAM: 8MB (16MB recommended)
- Linux operating system
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