AllYourTech: Installing AntiVir, With On-access Scanning, in Ubuntu Linux | Linux Today

AllYourTech: Installing AntiVir, With On-access Scanning, in Ubuntu Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 18, 2006

“There are a lot of people out there that say “You don’t need an
antivirus program for Linux.’ I believe that you do. Even though
there are very few viruses in the wild that affect Linux there is
still the looming possibility for more and more viruses to be
created. This tutorial will walk you through the main steps of
installing and configuring AntiVir on Ubuntu Linux. The setup will
also enable AvGuard, the real-time scanning engine for AntiVir.

“ClamAV is one of the most popular Linux antivirus programs but
I have chosen to go with AntiVir…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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