Hi All,
I know there have been endless discussions here about the pros and cons of AV. Regardless, I have a compelling reason for needing an AV - and this may affect many of us.
My first Linux Lite project is to replace the slow, tired old W7 laptop that I've been using for Internet banking. I've used F-Prot for Windows on it for years without issues or incident (despite the fact that the application also hasn't been updated for years). It gets very frequent virus definition updates, often several per hour, so that must count for something, though how effective it really is, I don't know.
Banks are generally risk averse, and my bank seems to be at the upper end of that. Their Terms and Conditions state the following as a Breach:
I know this is barely necessary in the circumstances, but those are their terms... All I want to do is comply. I think that means frequent updates are necessary. Real Time scanning isn't specified... In fact, it would seem the AV doesn't even have to be used. ???
My question is, has anyone used the (Free, Home User) Linux version of F-Prot on LL, and was it a good experience? It requires Perl 5.8 - is that already installed, or does that pose any problems?
Alternatively, I'd be willing to try Sophos for Linux if that works?
Any help much appreciated.
I know there have been endless discussions here about the pros and cons of AV. Regardless, I have a compelling reason for needing an AV - and this may affect many of us.
My first Linux Lite project is to replace the slow, tired old W7 laptop that I've been using for Internet banking. I've used F-Prot for Windows on it for years without issues or incident (despite the fact that the application also hasn't been updated for years). It gets very frequent virus definition updates, often several per hour, so that must count for something, though how effective it really is, I don't know.
Banks are generally risk averse, and my bank seems to be at the upper end of that. Their Terms and Conditions state the following as a Breach:
- You have used a computer or device that doesn’t have an up-to-date operating system installed for Internet Banking ... ; or that doesn’t have up-to-date anti-virus software installed for Internet Banking.
I know this is barely necessary in the circumstances, but those are their terms... All I want to do is comply. I think that means frequent updates are necessary. Real Time scanning isn't specified... In fact, it would seem the AV doesn't even have to be used. ???
My question is, has anyone used the (Free, Home User) Linux version of F-Prot on LL, and was it a good experience? It requires Perl 5.8 - is that already installed, or does that pose any problems?
Alternatively, I'd be willing to try Sophos for Linux if that works?
Any help much appreciated.
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