[olug] Ati-Virus/Anti-Spam/Anti-Spyware for Linux?

[Brandon Lederer]

I recently got hacked not once, but twice, because I left root with the 
ability to SSH in.  This is the default in most installs of Linux.  
Reccomended fix for sure.   In both cases they installed an IRC bot on the 
box.


On Wednesday 01 June 2005 09:37 pm, A-Wal wrote:
> Thanks guys!
>
>     At least I have an idea of where to look now.  I'm currently using
> Thunderbird for mail, since that's what I used in windows before.
> However, I noticed on the net that there are only a few virus programs
> that are currently working with it like kmail does.  I'm actually
> impressed with TB so far since switching to Linux.  It catches 99% of
> the spam mail I get, whereas the windows version was lucky to catch
> 50%.  I don't know why, since I spent a lot longer training the windows
> version, and have only spent a few days on Linux.  I did download the
> clam anti virus software, and it appears to do what I need it to do.  If
> I were administering a network, I might set it up on a cron job, but
> since this is just a desktop machine, it will work fine if I just run it
> every so often.  My biggest concern is actually not viruses, but rather,
> getting hacked into.  As you might have noticed, I'm just now learning
> how to run Linux, and basically have a default install of Fedora I'm
> currently running.  It'll take me awhile to learn all the admin stuff I
> need to know for true security of my computer.  Anyhow, until then, I'll
> probably start coming to the lunches and meetings, and learn from all
> you more experienced guys.
>
> Thanks
>
> Brandon Lederer wrote:
> >I integrate SpamAssassin w/ kmail seamlessly, its really very easy.  If
> >someone would like to know how..... just send a msg and I'd be glad to
> > tell you, or I'm sure google can tell you too.  I've used FPROT for virus
> > stuff on linux before.  Personal Edition used to be free.  If you can
> > still get your hands on it, upddates are free.
> >
> >On Wednesday 01 June 2005 09:04 am, Noel Leistad wrote:
> >>well,
> >>
> >>clam works well for me/us as a virus scanner on our email servers.
> >>www.clamav.net  Open source project.
> >>spamassassin or possibly Mail::SpamAssassin installed via CPAN can do the
> >>Spam stuff, www.spamassassin.org
> >>
> >>Spy-ware on Linux, call me naive, but check out AdamH's presentation RE
> >>firewall from Dec 2004. Should cover most of your issues w/ spyware.
> >>www.olug.org then click on Presentations.
> >>
> >>Very possibly need to integrate both clam and SA w/ fetchmail. I'm not
> >> good w/ that, but many here are... ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Noel Leistad
> >>noel at metc.net
> >>noel at noelleistad.com
> >
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