Virus protection tools for the Linux environment

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So you want a virus checker? We’ll show you what we found when we toured some of the top scanners for the Linux environment.
BY JAMES MOHR
Virus protection tools for the Linux environment
VIRUS CHECKERS
ing article, virus checking in Linux is
still important.
Getting a Scanner
If you are using Linux as a file or email
server in your company, you definitely
need to consider installing an appropri-
ate virus scanner. In my case, the dozen
or so viruses I get each week, is a moti-
vator to take an active approach in fight-
ing viruses.
When starting this project, I expected
to find only a handful of companies
which provide Linux anti-virus products.
Since the famous Bliss virus in
early 1997, the media has been
relatively quiet on the topic of
Linux viruses. However, depending on
your source, there are anywhere from a
few dozen to over 400 viruses, Trojans,
and other kinds of malware that infect
Unix and Linux. Compared to the tens of
thousands of viruses, worms, and other
infections that afflict Windows, this
number is certainly small, and the
chances are much lower that you will be
directly affected (or…