[QCLUG] Anti-Virus Software for email

[Robert Jones]

Thank You Chris, I just went up and looked at virustotal.com and it 
seems that I could upload the file and then send it from there or send 
it there and have it checked then send it from my email program.  Which 
do you use.

I believe that Power Point, Word, and other attachments as well as .exe 
files can contain Windows virus'.  Please correct me if that is wrong.  
I get a few Power Point and Word files that I forward on.

Thanks again
Bob Jones

Chris Cooper wrote:
> The only time you would really need AV is if you were mailing exe's or
> forwarding things from someone else.  I, personally, won't forward
> something not from someone I already trust, and any exe I download to
> send to someone I run through http://www.virustotal.com/
>
> But yes, I too have had many problems getting ClamAV to work right
> under ubuntu8.10.  Even Ubuntu 8.04 Server has a lot of issues.  The
> only way I have managed to get it running on Server is to download the
> sources and build them myself.
>
> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Robert Jones <Robert@rm-jones.com> wrote:
>   
>> I mailed this earlier but used the wrong return address So will re-send
>> using the correct one.  Sorry about the duplication if you receive both.
>>
>> Happy New Year to everyone.
>> I know there is no large need for anti-virus software when using Linux.
>>  However, to protect the people using Windows, when I forward email to them,
>> I would like to be able to check my email when it comes in and/or when
>> sending it.  I am using Ubuntu 8.10 and prefer Thunderbird to read my email,
>> but I can change to another.  I have tried ClamAV but there is problems with
>> it.  Using KlamAV to maintain ClamAV it gets errors when trying to update
>> the virus definitions.  After Googling it I find this is a common situation
>> with Ubuntu 8.10.  I used Clamderib (maybe spelled wrong) to use ClamAV with
>> Thunderbird but get errors when it tries to scan the email.  I have tried
>> Kmail and that seems to work but there are some features in Kmail I don't
>> care for.  I'll cover that in another email.  So far I have broken Linux
>> beyond my ability to repair it and so reinstalled it 3 times and still
>> haven't found a way to scan my email.  I have also tried some of the
>> commercial Anti-Virus software like Avast and found they don't check email.
>>
>> My question is; Is there a better anti-virus program to use than ClamAV?  If
>> not can anyone give me any tips in installing it, other programs to install,
>> or whatever that will assist me in getting this running.  Right now I am in
>> the process of installing Ubuntu again and so figured it would be a good
>> time to ask for help.
>>
>> Have a Great Day
>> Bob Jones
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