[QCLUG] Anti-Virus Software for email

[Chris Cooper]

I always upload the file to test, then send it from my email client.

Yes, both Word and PP can have hostile Macro's embedded into them.
This is why office is so picky about enabling macros when you open
certain files.  For that, I default to my previous post about only
forwarding things coming from a trusted source.  Subsequently, I don't
forward much.

On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Robert Jones <Robert@rm-jones.com> wrote:
> Thank You Chris, I just went up and looked at virustotal.com and it seems
> that I could upload the file and then send it from there or send it there
> and have it checked then send it from my email program.  Which do you use.
>
> I believe that Power Point, Word, and other attachments as well as .exe
> files can contain Windows virus'.  Please correct me if that is wrong.  I
> get a few Power Point and Word files that I forward on.
>
> Thanks again
> Bob Jones
>
> Chris Cooper wrote:
>>
>> The only time you would really need AV is if you were mailing exe's or
>> forwarding things from someone else.  I, personally, won't forward
>> something not from someone I already trust, and any exe I download to
>> send to someone I run through http://www.virustotal.com/
>>
>> But yes, I too have had many problems getting ClamAV to work right
>> under ubuntu8.10.  Even Ubuntu 8.04 Server has a lot of issues.  The
>> only way I have managed to get it running on Server is to download the
>> sources and build them myself.
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Robert Jones <Robert@rm-jones.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I mailed this earlier but used the wrong return address So will re-send
>>> using the correct one.  Sorry about the duplication if you receive both.
>>>
>>> Happy New Year to everyone.
>>> I know there is no large need for anti-virus software when using Linux.
>>>  However, to protect the people using Windows, when I forward email to
>>> them,
>>> I would like to be able to check my email when it comes in and/or when
>>> sending it.  I am using Ubuntu 8.10 and prefer Thunderbird to read my
>>> email,
>>> but I can change to another.  I have tried ClamAV but there is problems
>>> with
>>> it.  Using KlamAV to maintain ClamAV it gets errors when trying to update
>>> the virus definitions.  After Googling it I find this is a common
>>> situation
>>> with Ubuntu 8.10.  I used Clamderib (maybe spelled wrong) to use ClamAV
>>> with
>>> Thunderbird but get errors when it tries to scan the email.  I have tried
>>> Kmail and that seems to work but there are some features in Kmail I don't
>>> care for.  I'll cover that in another email.  So far I have broken Linux
>>> beyond my ability to repair it and so reinstalled it 3 times and still
>>> haven't found a way to scan my email.  I have also tried some of the
>>> commercial Anti-Virus software like Avast and found they don't check
>>> email.
>>>
>>> My question is; Is there a better anti-virus program to use than ClamAV?
>>>  If
>>> not can anyone give me any tips in installing it, other programs to
>>> install,
>>> or whatever that will assist me in getting this running.  Right now I am
>>> in
>>> the process of installing Ubuntu again and so figured it would be a good
>>> time to ask for help.
>>>
>>> Have a Great Day
>>> Bob Jones
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