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Originally Posted by mark777
I remember being gobsmacked when I first put my postcode, name of my road and surname into pcguard privacy blocker. I couldn't believe how many sites were grabbing my details.
On a slightly off topic note, I've just bought one of those asus eee thingys. I like it a lot! Knowing there is a canny lot of bods posting on here, could anyone kindly point me towards some Linux Anti-virus/anti-spyware/firewall software? Ideally with a bit of a free trial so I can see if it grinds to a halt before I buy?
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Hi. You don't really need anti-virus software for Linux, except insofar as to not be a passive carrier of Windows viruses. I wouldn't bother.
For an easy to use Firewall configurator, check out: 'Firestarter'.
You might want to install 'chkrootkit' and 'rkhunter', which are rootkit hunters. Though I've never been infected with a rootkit in six years of using Linux.
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Originally Posted by phormwatch
Hi. You don't really need anti-virus software for Linux, except insofar as to not be a passive carrier of Windows viruses. I wouldn't bother.
For an easy to use Firewall configurator, check out: 'Firestarter'.
You might want to install 'chkrootkit' and 'rkhunter', which are rootkit hunters. Though I've never been infected with a rootkit in six years of using Linux.
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