about open source anti virus

[mohammadmahdi]

Hello
What is the best open source anti virus?
what is your opinion about Avast AntiVirus ?
Thanks

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !


Imho, there is no need to install Anti Virus in Linux unless your machine is a part of Network having Windows machines too.
I haven't installed any antivirus package in Linux machines.
You should install rootkit hunter and firewall though. Check this Short Security Guide.

[mohammadmahdi]

Thanks but i want to run a mail server so i need to use an antiVirus for scanning the mails .(because our clients maybe use windows)
Our mail server will be based on redhat.
Thanks a lot

[i92guboj]

Clamav integrates nicely with most mail related software.

I use avast when I need to fix a windows machine at work, but my guess it's that the linux version is not made to run daemonized not does it integrate that well, at least not without heavy scripting.

EDIT: Also, read the forum rules, please.

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...ums-rules.html

Religious stuff is explicitly forbidden (with all due respect).

[Manchunian]

but my guess it's that the linux version is not made to run daemonized

I confirm. Linux Avast does not run as a daemon. I have it installed on my machine, but I have only actually run it about twice!

[mohammadmahdi]

Hello
what is the best open source antispam?
Thanks

[oz]

The "best" is very subjective but as suggested above, ClamAV is quite popular.