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<blockquote data-quote="Chigwells" data-source="post: 924082" data-attributes="member: 1154">I&#039;m just looking to move over to Linux and this is a helpful thread for me. After reading [USER=31138]vonvon[/USER]&#039;s post on Dr Web for Linux and [USER=88422]mazskolnieces&#039;s[/USER] reply I did a quick online search.Tecmint offer a seemingly good article <a href="https://www.tecmint.com/best-antivirus-programs-for-linux/" target="_blank">The 8 Best Free Anti-Virus Programs for Linux</a>&nbsp; and of the offerings, Sophos and Comodo were attractive whereas ClamAv I&#039;ve tried on Windows in the past and wasn&#039;t impressed. However down in the comments were some additional insights:&quot;Sophos has, apparently, discontinued the free anti-virus – as of July this year. Very disappointed now looking for a replacement.&quot; - December 2020&quot;Comodo Antivirus for Linux (CAVL) requires libsssl0.9.8 which was deprecated ~3 years ago. Installing this will make your system LESS secure than if you installed the AV app. [...] Aaron, given this post, is about improving your system’s security, you should remove Comodo from this list, it is a poor recommendation.&quot;And then one of the Tecmint team jump in: &quot;[...] you can try Lynis 2.5.5 Released – Security Auditing and Scanning Tool for Linux System:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.tecmint.com/linux-security-auditing-and-scanning-with-lynis-tool/" target="_blank">Lynis 2.5.5 Released - Security Auditing and Scanning Tool for Linux Systems</a>&quot;It seems there&#039;s lots to learn about in this new world <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite129" alt=":sneaky:" title="Sneaky&nbsp; &nbsp; :sneaky:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sneaky:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chigwells, post: 924082, member: 1154"] I'm just looking to move over to Linux and this is a helpful thread for me. After reading [USER=31138]vonvon[/USER]'s post on Dr Web for Linux and [USER=88422]mazskolnieces's[/USER] reply I did a quick online search. Tecmint offer a seemingly good article [URL="https://www.tecmint.com/best-antivirus-programs-for-linux/"]The 8 Best Free Anti-Virus Programs for Linux[/URL] and of the offerings, Sophos and Comodo were attractive whereas ClamAv I've tried on Windows in the past and wasn't impressed. However down in the comments were some additional insights: "Sophos has, apparently, discontinued the free anti-virus – as of July this year. Very disappointed now looking for a replacement." - December 2020 "Comodo Antivirus for Linux (CAVL) requires libsssl0.9.8 which was deprecated ~3 years ago. Installing this will make your system LESS secure than if you installed the AV app. [...] Aaron, given this post, is about improving your system’s security, you should remove Comodo from this list, it is a poor recommendation." And then one of the Tecmint team jump in: "[...] you can try Lynis 2.5.5 Released – Security Auditing and Scanning Tool for Linux System: [URL="https://www.tecmint.com/linux-security-auditing-and-scanning-with-lynis-tool/"]Lynis 2.5.5 Released - Security Auditing and Scanning Tool for Linux Systems[/URL]" It seems there's lots to learn about in this new world :sneaky: [/QUOTE]

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