Guest carl Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Has anyone else experienced any problems while running Avast for Linux? I just downloaded the newest version, updated the virus database, and when I start a virus scan, about halfway through it causes my pc to reboot for no reason. If I'm not sorely mistaken it happens while scanning my home folder, seems like it was scanning a movie I had saved to home when it happens. Is there a workaround for this or should I just go back to f-prot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhydra Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (edited) Why do you use virus scanner for Linux? There are no any working viruses for Linux. ehh except the 2 last viruses that required change of the kernel for their effective start. :D Do you run this Avast as root user? If you run it like an ordinary user there is no possibility to reboot your computer except hardware error and incompatibility. Edited January 3, 2008 by mhydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Indeed, there's no way a program run with normal permissions rebooting your rig (unless you have a hardware issue like CPU overheating), and yes, your Linux definitely does not need an antivirus- unless it is running a file or mail server (but even in that case, it's rather the windoze clients the ones which should take care). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carl Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 No, I'm not running Avast as root. I'm logged into my own user account, I run the program from the start menu and it reboots. I've used clamav and f-prot (and if this problem persists, i'll probably go back to one of those), they scan the same files and folders and I've never had a problem with them. And just out of curiosity, if there's no need for a Linux anti-virus, why are there so many of them? I'd rather be safe than sorry, and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 (edited) And just out of curiosity, if there's no need for a Linux anti-virus, why are there so many of them? I'd rather be safe than sorry, and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. They are so many of them because they are protecting windows clients present on the same network/domain. For the Linux rig, they do nothing at the moment, and for the foreseeable future. Personally I prefer using the spare oomph of my rigs to a boinc client, and not to useless gadgets. Edited January 4, 2008 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhydra Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 @carl I can suggest you to take a look about your firewall instead of anti-virus software. If you want to feel safe just increase your security with good firewall rules. Really there are not known viruses for linux. All these anti-virus applications detect mostly ordinary windows viruses. If you want I san suggest you perfect Intrusion detection tool - AFICK. This tool detect every access to your files and folders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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