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On 09/08/2010 09:57 AM, Eric Chadbourne wrote:
> as a home linux user is it time?  does clam actually check for anything
> that could hurt my trusty *nix?

This might give you a jumping off point for further investigation:

http://clamav-du.securesites.net/cgi-bin/clamgrok?virus=linux&search-type=contains&case-sensitivity=No&database=daily&database=main&display=database&display=virus&.submit=&.cgifields=database&.cgifields=case-sensitivity&.cgifields=search-type&.cgifields=display

It's always difficult to work backwards from the virus "names" in an AV
product's signature database to figure out the actual vector that it is
using, but some of those search results are definitely linux viruses or
worms.

As usual though, if you're virus scanning using the (root) filesystem
that might be infected, you've already lost...

Matt






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