Security under Linux

I'm running Linux SuSe on the 2nd HD, and I'm concerned about security and
anti virus provision. Is there a web page as useful as "Sponge's" that
covers the security issue under Linux. I have searched "Google" but
without a lot of luck.
Also, what about "Spyware" under Linux? With Windows XP I run "Adaware"
very regularly. TIA

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Peter James

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:19:42 +0000, Peter James
<>, whilst in the alt.computer.security
newsfroup, articulated the following sentiments :

>I'm running Linux SuSe on the 2nd HD, and I'm concerned about security and
>anti virus provision.

You might want to try F-PROT. I know that they provide a free Linux version.
It's pretty good. The only drawback I could see at the time was that it
doesn't scan in .tar archives. I guess there's plenty of other AV vendors
for Linux, but when I dabbled, this was the first free one I came across,
and it worked very well so I stuck with that.

http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/linux/


Regs, Pete.
Never anthropomorphize computers. They don't like it.

Gladys Pump

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 18:34:28 +0000, Gladys Pump wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:19:42 +0000, Peter James
> <>, whilst in the alt.computer.security
> newsfroup, articulated the following sentiments :
>
>>I'm running Linux SuSe on the 2nd HD, and I'm concerned about security and
>>anti virus provision.
>
> You might want to try F-PROT. I know that they provide a free Linux version.
> It's pretty good. The only drawback I could see at the time was that it
> doesn't scan in .tar archives. I guess there's plenty of other AV vendors
> for Linux, but when I dabbled, this was the first free one I came across,
> and it worked very well so I stuck with that.
>
> http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/linux/

You are not really likely to need AV software under Linux unless you are
running an email gateway for Windows machines.

However in terms of general security do a Google on these intrusion
detectors;

1) tripwire
2) chkrootkit

And make sure you are running a properly configured firewall. Look at
"guarddog" for an easy to use GUI front end to iptables.

Regards
Gordon

Gordon Darling

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:58:52 +0000, Gordon Darling <>, whilst
in the alt.computer.security newsfroup, articulated the following sentiments
:

>And make sure you are running a properly configured firewall. Look at
>"guarddog" for an easy to use GUI front end to iptables.

Also, Firestarter, as an alternative GUI for IPTables.

http://firestarter.sourceforge.net

Regs, Pete.

Gladys Pump

> I'm running Linux

Well I sympathize with you. You are going to try something ...
like update a video driver, and Linux is going to crash .. as
usual .. and take all your data with it no matter what you do.
I wouldn't get too concerned about viruses considering that
Linux is now totally unsupported and on its way out bigtime.
The update sites are all dead ... no security patches. Why
bother? Linux is worse than a virus. Nobody is writing a
thing for it anymore.

johns

johns

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:19:42 +0000, Peter James
<> wrote:

>I'm running Linux SuSe on the 2nd HD, and I'm concerned about security and
>anti virus provision. Is there a web page as useful as "Sponge's" that
>covers the security issue under Linux. I have searched "Google" but
>without a lot of luck.
>Also, what about "Spyware" under Linux? With Windows XP I run "Adaware"
>very regularly. TIA
>

Linux if you KNOW WHAT your doing, is far more secure than windows.

Linux being mainly open-source, no need to worry about spy\adware,
It would be spotted too easy. So It's a non-runner.

Use WebAdmin www.webadmin.com to give you a central point for most
config changes, firewall etc.

Anti-Virus try amavisd and clamav

Check
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/

Frank

this_is _not_a_genuine@addy.com

* johns <>:
>
>> I'm running Linux
>
> Well I sympathize with you. You are going to try something ...
> like update a video driver, and Linux is going to crash .. as
> usual .. and take all your data with it no matter what you do.
> I wouldn't get too concerned about viruses considering that
> Linux is now totally unsupported and on its way out bigtime.
> The update sites are all dead ... no security patches. Why
> bother? Linux is worse than a virus. Nobody is writing a
> thing for it anymore.
>
> johns
>
>

Lol, thanks Johns I needed that first thing this morning. Best laugh
I've had all week. I think you're almost as funny as debbie/tracker is.
She's a better troll though hands down.

Jason

Jason

In article <>, this_is
_ says...
> Linux if you KNOW WHAT your doing, is far more secure than windows.

That is 100% false - Windows 2000/XP can be as secure as any version of
Linux "if you know what you are doing".

By default neither Linux or Windows 2000/XP are secure and can easily be
compromised when no properly secured.

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Leythos

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 14:47:12 GMT, Leythos <> wrote:

>In article <>, this_is
>_ says...
>> Linux if you KNOW WHAT your doing, is far more secure than windows.
>
>That is 100% false - Windows 2000/XP can be as secure as any version of
>Linux "if you know what you are doing".
>
>By default neither Linux or Windows 2000/XP are secure and can easily be
>compromised when no properly secured.

Quoyting from:
http://geodsoft.com/opinion/server_c...rity/linux.htm

"Default security for Windows NT and 2000 are a distant third to both
OpenBSD and Linux."

this_is _not_a_genuine@addy.com

Gordon Darling wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 18:34:28 +0000, Gladys Pump wrote:
>
>
>>On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:19:42 +0000, Peter James
>><>, whilst in the alt.computer.security
>>newsfroup, articulated the following sentiments :
>>
>>
>>>I'm running Linux SuSe on the 2nd HD, and I'm concerned about security and
>>>anti virus provision.
>>
>>You might want to try F-PROT. I know that they provide a free Linux version.
>>It's pretty good. The only drawback I could see at the time was that it
>>doesn't scan in .tar archives. I guess there's plenty of other AV vendors
>>for Linux, but when I dabbled, this was the first free one I came across,
>>and it worked very well so I stuck with that.
>>
>>http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/linux/
>
>
> You are not really likely to need AV software under Linux unless you are
> running an email gateway for Windows machines.
>
> However in terms of general security do a Google on these intrusion
> detectors;
>
> 1) tripwire
> 2) chkrootkit

You could also chech out Mastiff at http://www.crbn.com

RObert
>
> And make sure you are running a properly configured firewall. Look at
> "guarddog" for an easy to use GUI front end to iptables.
>
> Regards
> Gordon

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