[K12OSN] Linux viruses

[Jim Kronebusch]

Just a heads up to those of you not running antivirus on your Linux 
machines because you think you are safe since there aren't viruses on 
Linux.  I just looked through my update logs today from our MDaemon mail

server.  I found an update for this virus Trojan.Linux.Rootkit.s, so I 
researched it and found that it comes across disguised as a .mp3 and 
deletes the users entire home directory when executed.  So a little 
nervous I ran some other Google searches and came across this post in 
another forum:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-01/0554.html
Look a few of them up and I'll bet we see more discussion on Linux virus

scanners.

That said, I'll ask again if there are any suggestions for a real time 
virus scanner for Linux file servers that anyone can suggest to me.  I 
want to be sure users are unable to upload any files from any OS be it 
Windows, Mac OS, or Linux to the server without first being scanned.  I 
do have ClamAV loaded but that seems to require a manual scan on my
part, 
it isn't triggered on file upload.

Thanks

Jim Kronebusch
Cotter Tech Department
507-453-5188
jim at winonacotter.org 

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