Antivirus Tools
Conventional wisdom is that Linux is virtually virus-proof. This is true, for the most part,
but perhaps not forever. Virus writers, from the script kiddies to the more professional
criminal types, like to use Outlook as a transmission vector for their tools. Some have
even called Outlook a virus-spreading mechanism that also delivers email.
As more people use Linux to get their everyday work done, the evil ones will try to rise to
the challenge. How well they succeed depends on how ready for them Linux users (and
developers) are when they arrive.
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No antivirus tools are installed by default with openSUSE Linux. When you configure
your mail server, you can configure Postfix to work with the Mail Delivery Agent called
AmaViSd, which will, in turn, work with most antivirus tools.
The most prominent open source antivirus is ClamAV, and several commercial tools are
also available for Linux, including F-Prot and Sophos.
References
. http://www.postfix.org/start.html??”The Postfix home page. Be sure to click the Web
Sites link on the menu to find a mirror site close to you.
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