Anti-Virus for desktop linux & win

[Keith Mastin]

> Since viruses are in the news alot, friends keep asking me to recommend
> anti-virus software to them.  So, I did an analysis.  It seems that
> Kaspersky (US$50) is the highest rated for virus-protection.  FProt is
> free for Linux.
>
> My final recommendation is that you get 1 copy of Kaspersky and then put
> Fprot (Linux) or Avast (Win) on all your other machines.  If someone asks
> you for a recommendation for Windows tell them to get Avast (or maybe
> AntiVir) for free rather than giving more money to Symantec.

For end-users, there are 2 recommendations I give. Mom-n-pop will get AVG
Free edition (grisoft.com). Automagically updates for the lesser PITA.

If a system is plagued by bugs, then Sophos (sophos.com) has a great set
of command line tools to clean the guts out of the machine. Sophos is a
bear to use, but it's powerful. Both are developed for large commercial
entities and sell to the little guy as an afterthought.

Most people would really love to have an AV that they never have to worry
about again... linux has a built in one. :)

-- 
Keith Mastin
BeechTree Information Technology Services Inc.
Toronto, Canada
(416)429 9304
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