Questions tagged [antivirus]
Antivirus or anti-virus software is used to prevent, detect, and remove malware
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Antivirus for Ubuntu 24.04.3 [duplicate]
It seems that Clam AV is not being supported. Many other antivirus claim to work on Ubuntu but do not. Is there an antivirus that is in use NOW?
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ubuntu lts 24.0 with symantec
How can I install symantec antivirus software in ubuntu lts 24.0.2 environment? Is there related information which can refer? Thanks.
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I am unable to delete files in snap sub directory
Relative newbie here.
I ran clamscan(clamAV) on my laptop and these two came up , buried in a snap sub directory.
howard@howard-Latitude-E7470:~$ clamscan -r -i /
/snap/wine-platform-5-stable/18/opt/...
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Have you tried Comodo antivirus (ubuntu 24.04)
Last days I ran ClamTK and discovered a virus:
PUA.Win.Trojan.Xored-1
Got a few time this virus-PUA and ClamAV did not detect it, but not real time APP.
My question is about Comodo AV APP for Linux (...
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Antivirus for one user in 2024 [duplicate]
Can anyone recommend a good real-time antivirus solution for Ubuntu? I’ve come across plenty of suggestions online, but most of the websites seem to focus on business coverage rather than options ...
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ubuntu 22.04 LTS removed all files folders application suddenly
I recently purchased (around 3 months back) Lenovo laptop with Ubuntu 22.04. I have installed some software like VLC, VS code, chrome browser, Jupyter for coding. 2 days back I started laptop and I ...
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Should root directory be scanned for viruses?
I am a new Linux user, currently on Ubuntu 20.04. I would like to know should I include root directory when I scan my system with ClamTK antivirus? Or maybe scan the root directory with a different ...
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The best free anti-virus software on ubuntu [duplicate]
do I really need to install anti-virus software for Ubuntu machine? what is the recommendation for free anti-virus software?
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How to remove Virus Popup Alerts coming from Chrome? [duplicate]
I have downloaded a PDF book from a site after which every now and then this virus alert pops up as shown in the Image.
How to get rid of it? Please suggest any Antivirus which disinfect the virus and ...
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Set up ClamAV for email
I have set up ClamAV on Ubuntu on a single laptop, I am a beginner/ intermediate user and worked my way through the commands and set up the GUI interface. It removed 17 viruses.
I looked at setting ...
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How do I know if Ubuntu 22.04 has any virus?
I have a Windows / Ubuntu 22.04 dual boot. I get screen artifacts as shown below.
At that moment, what I restarted Ubuntu. When it turned on, it no longer appeared and, until now all the applications ...
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Files Unexpectedly Identified as Trojans by ClamAV
ClamAV has produced some unexpected results from a recent scan:
Are the files in libxkbcommon and node_modules really trojans and exploits, or is this an example of Clam not doing what it's supposed ...
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rkhunter warnings
Hi I just ran rkhunters and got a lot of warnings which are not the first ones I found the first time a I ran it.
I'll drop here the results to see if someone can help me and tell tell me if they are ...
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ClamAV file size restrictions
What is the file size limit for scanning large files with ClamAV? Is it possible to scan files as large as 20gb.
Thank you
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Removing viruses in Snap folders
I've run clam-av and have this message:
/snap/inkscape/10154/lib/python3.8/site-packages/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/pip-20.3.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl: Win.Virus.Triusor-9950253-0 FOUND
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