Other Help Topics :: F-prot



I found this thread looking for a Linux tool to disinfect friends' computers.  I "toyed" with DSL a while back, but don't use it on a regular basis.  Is it feasible to burn a DSL CD with f-prot and/or macafee or some other anti-virus tool (one does more than merely detect the virii)?  If RTFM is the answer, that's Okay - I just don't know where the right place is to read.
I can't say i completely agree with your reasons (popularity != vulnerability), but i do think antivirus is useful in Linux....particularly if you are on a network with Windows machines, or share files with Windows users.  Even though Windows virii don't affect Linux computers, the infected files can still be passed on.

EDIT:  holy crap....i didn't notice this was a very old thread.... I just replied to a post from months ago  :p

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Is it feasible to burn a DSL CD with f-prot and/or macafee or some other anti-virus tool

Sure.  Probably the simplest way would be to create an extension and add it to the root of your CD.  You could also remaster the system if you're up to it, and recreate the ISO (search these forums for various threads on the subject)


original here.