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o14real · 03-20-2004, 11:25 PM

Are their any Linux virus scanner that can scan a NTFS partition or Fat 32?

teseniarkc · 03-21-2004, 01:09 AM

I haven't found anything that says it scans NTFS or FAT 32. http://www.tucows.com would be the place that I would start.

SecretMethod70 · 03-21-2004, 01:18 AM

phew...I was scared for a sec - thought you wanted a scanner to scan LINUX!

I don't know if tucows would have anything though....tucows isn't exactly the first place the average Linux user thinks of to get Linux software

Nonetheless, it's worth a shot cause I'm not exactly sure where someone would goa bout looking for something like that. I normally just scan Gentoo's portage for whatever I'm looking for...but if you don't use Gentoo that's not much help to you

Cocktopus · 03-21-2004, 02:23 AM

I guess you could mount the fat32 partition and scan it with something like [<a href="http://www.clamav.net/" target="_blank">clam antivirus</a>].

I don't think I'd try it with ntfs. I have mounted and read ntfs partitions (mp3s), but writing or doing anything that might involve writing is....not recommended.

sailor · 03-21-2004, 10:04 AM

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Originally posted by Cocktopus
I guess you could mount the fat32 partition and scan it with something like [<a href="http://www.clamav.net/" target="_blank">clam antivirus</a>].

I don't think I'd try it with ntfs. I have mounted and read ntfs partitions (mp3s), but writing or doing anything that might involve writing is....not recommended.

Yeah. Linux can read NTFS ok, but writing is shaky at best--as in there is a good chance it could destroy any data on the disk.

yotta · 03-22-2004, 09:56 AM

http://clamav.net Mainly for mail viruses, i use it on our mail server at work.... It's Free (GPL)

03-20-2004, 11:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
o14real Insane	Linux Virus Scanner Are their any Linux virus scanner that can scan a NTFS partition or Fat 32?

03-21-2004, 01:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	phew...I was scared for a sec - thought you wanted a scanner to scan LINUX! I don't know if tucows would have anything though....tucows isn't exactly the first place the average Linux user thinks of to get Linux software Nonetheless, it's worth a shot cause I'm not exactly sure where someone would goa bout looking for something like that. I normally just scan Gentoo's portage for whatever I'm looking for...but if you don't use Gentoo that's not much help to you __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

03-22-2004, 09:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
yotta Irresponsible	http://clamav.net Mainly for mail viruses, i use it on our mail server at work.... It's Free (GPL) __________________ I am Jack's signature.

03-21-2004, 01:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
teseniarkc Tilted	I haven't found anything that says it scans NTFS or FAT 32. http://www.tucows.com would be the place that I would start.

03-21-2004, 02:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Cocktopus Insane	I guess you could mount the fat32 partition and scan it with something like [<a href="http://www.clamav.net/" target="_blank">clam antivirus</a>]. I don't think I'd try it with ntfs. I have mounted and read ntfs partitions (mp3s), but writing or doing anything that might involve writing is....not recommended.