Linux.com: Antivirus Protection for the Really Worried

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 24, 2006

“You probably know that viruses pose no immediate danger to
Linux, but maybe you want to protect some Windows machines attached
to your Linux mail server. I compared a commercial product, Frisk
Software’s F-Prot, and a free open source product, ClamAV, both
running on a Linux server.

“F-Prot consists of three packages for Linux: Antivirus for File
Servers, Mail Servers, and Workstations. Each is priced
individually, but you get a discount for multiple users. You can
download them all free for a 30-day trial period. They support the
main Linux distributions, and installation is simple…”

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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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