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Anti Virus Program

Tea

Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:16:40 pm

Does Zorin 8 come with an anti virus program or do I need to install one?

Wolfman

Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:31:44 am

Hi,

see this thread although I don't don't use an AV prog, if you are moving things to Windows then you should scan them first.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1948

See also:

http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/

which is in the repos and easy to install.

Regards Wolfman

Tea

Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:44:51 pm

Is there something better than an AV program for security purposes?

Tea

Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:42:54 pm

I am using Zorin 8. What do you recommend to protect my computer? Keep in mind, I am technologically-challenged, sort of.

Swarfendor437

Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:59:45 pm

The nasties you should protect yourself from on any system are rootkits - install chkrootkit - see my posting here and follow the guides:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6707&hilit=+chkrootkit#p31754

Also check any .deb files before unpacking them if not from a 'known source':

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6076&hilit=tar.gz&start=10#p28820

AV is really to protect others from files you may inadvertently pass on via e-mail etc in attachments.

Wolfman

Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:27:04 am

Tea wrote:I am using Zorin 8. What do you recommend to protect my computer? Keep in mind, I am technologically-challenged, sort of.

Hi,

a strong admin password and seperate user accounts will be good enough, if you only install apps from trusted sources like the Debian/Ubuntu repo's, you should be safe!.

Regards Wolfman