Doesn't Linux need antivirus and firewall?

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Re: Doesn't Linux need antivirus and firewall?

#21 Post by postfs1 »

carmelosawyer wrote:Hi there. Are there any antivirus apps for Linux, like there are for Windows? Or maybe Linux doesn't need any such apps? I just got puppy linux, but I am afraid to connect to the net without any security apps running. It does have a firewall of its own, though. Anything I need to download and run along with it?
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Doesn't Linux need antivirus and firewall?

#22 Post by Sky Aisling »

I agree Bruce B, Considerations of Attitude.
Also, I have to question what is "irreplaceable" data?
If data is that important then store it on an external medium.
Periodically, I simply wipe everything off my machine.
I start fresh. This feels so good. Try it some time.
A pundit once said, "Nothing is ultimate". Think about it.

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#23 Post by Ibidem »

Bruce B wrote:
8-bit wrote: How does one know that their PC is not being used remotely as a BOT?
An easier setup is using netstat. The way I do this is using the continuous option >> to a file.

The problem is the file becomes huge and the disk is continuously in fairly heavy use.

I discourage the big file size somewhat effectively by filtering for only the information I'm looking for by use of grep

Then I defeat the disk writes by writing to a mounted /dev/shm directory. This way the writes are to an accessible file in RAM.
I just use

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nethogs ath0
It has a UI similar to top, and lets you watch usage (kb/mb of in/out network traffic) by process name.

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#24 Post by Eldon »

You can also install xfprot in the puppy application manager and use Growl to(among other things) run your browser as a 'super user" while still being logged in as root.
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#25 Post by nooby »

Our Swedish version of PCWorld Mag told us that
Apple computers that are supposed to be so secure
is not that secure.

Now suppose Ms has 90 % of the market and
Apple have 9% and Linux has 1%

would the criminals care about Linux instead of going for
the 90 or 9 and not make much effort to get into one lousy percent?

We don't know do we. So maybe one need to be cautious.
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though

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#26 Post by Lobster »

I don't want to be fearful. Frankly, I want to enjoy my computing.


Exactly so. 8)
I wrote GROWL.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 216#335216
Do I use it? Of course not. My router has a firewall and so does Puppy and I will run as root and use Flash and Javascript. I will visit dodgy sites. I will download any pet I choose. I will take risks and feel safe enough to browse where I will . . . 8)

I could be more careful . . .
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/CategorySecurity

Paws up those who compute in a security cage whilst wearing a tin hat?
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#27 Post by Dave_G »

Lobster wrote:
Paws up those who compute in a security cage whilst wearing a tin hat?
Isn't that what Windows is for? :wink:

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