Mini-FAQ: "antivirus software for Linux"
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                 Mini-FAQ: "antivirus software for Linux"
                         Version: 1.4
                         Maintainer: Rainer Link
                         Release date: 08.04.1999
                         http://w3.to/rainer



 1. About this mini-FAQ
 This mini-FAQ informs you about currently available antivirus software
 for Linux.


 2. Overview
 All listed products do not only search for known Linux-viruses (such
 as Staog or Bliss), but also for known viruses for DOS/Windows, macro
 viruses or Trojan Horses.
 According to the producers, the Linux-version of their av-software
 uses the same scanning engine as it is used at the Windows-version.
 Only "Linux-native" av-software is written down here.



 2.1 H+B EDV AntiVir/X
 Producer/Developer: H+B EDV Datentechnik GmbH, Tettnang, Germany
 Download: http://www.hbedv.com/
 Version: 5.18.0, 30th March 1999
 Size (compressed): approx. 0,8 MB
 contact person: Martin Ritter 
 Pricing: AntiVir/X is freeware for private use, but it is recommended
 to register the software via eMail. 
 Comments: TkAntVir, a GUI written witk Tcl/Tk is available from
 www.geiges.de/sebastian/


 2.2 NAI Netshield (uvscan) for Unix (Linux)
 Producer/Developer: Network Associates, USA
 Download: ftp://ftp.nai.com/pub/antivirus/unix/linux/
           www.avertlabs.com/tvdbeta/unix/default.htm
 Version: 4.0.3 beta 1
 Size (compressed): approx. 2.4 MB
 contact person: support@nai.com, sales@nai.com
 Pricing: should be part of the "Total Virus Defense", please ask their
 sales team.


 2.3 Sophos Sweep for Linux [Intel/Alpha]
 Producter/Developer: Sophos UK / Sophos US
 Download: http://www.sophos.com/downloads/
 Version: 3.20, April 1999
 Size (compressed): approx. 1 MB
 contact person: Ian Whalley 
 Pricing: In Germany it is freeware for private use, but it is
 recommended to register it by email, phone or fax. For commercial
 use please ask the sales team (sales@sophos.com)


 2.4 Trend Micro Virus Scanner fuer Linux
 Producer/Developer: Trend Micro, USA
 Download: not available yet.
 Version: 3.1, VSAPI 2.041-1208
 Size (compressed): approx. 1,6 MB
 contact person: David Lu 
 Pricing: unkonwn
 Comments: Trend Micro will reinforce the engagement in Linux.
 According to
 Trend Micro Germany it will be released a free version of their
 commandline-
 scanner (without the ability to clean viruses). Also, InterScan
 VirusWall will
 be released for Linux around Q3/1999.



 2.5 AMaViS - A Mail Virus Scanner
 Developer: Christian Bricart, Juergen Quade, Mogens Kjaer
 Download: http://www.aachalon.de/AMaViS/amavis.html
 Version: 0.2-pre4
 Size (compressed): approx. 100 KB
 contact person: Christian Bricart 
 Pricing: Freeware
 Comments: AMaViS is not really a virus scanner, but a tool for
 sendmail to check attachments for viruses using H+B EDV AntiVir/X, 
 NAI NetShield, Dr Solomon's AVTK for SCO Unix or Sophos Sweep.


 2.6 CyberSoft VFind Security ToolKit (VSTK) for Linux
 Developer: CyberSoft Inc., United States 
 Download: an evaluation copy is available upon request
 Version: Current VSTK147
 Size (compressed): approx. 1 MB
 Contact: sales@cyber.com
 Pricing: see http://www.cyber.com/products/masterprice.html
 Comments: The VFind Security ToolKit is a suite of computer security
 and 
 antivirus tools.


 2.7 KasperskyLab AntiViral Toolkit Pro (AVP) for Linux [Intel]
 Developer: KasperskyLab, Russia
 Download: ftp://ftp.kaspersky.ru/eval/english/avp30lin.tgz
           http://www.avp.ru or www.avp.com
 Version: 3.0 - beta 2
 Size (compressed): 309 KB (scanner) + 1.2 MB (database)
 Contact: sales@avp.ru or sales@avp.com
 Pricing: free of charge (according to press release)
 Comments: statically linked version


 3. Contacting the author
 If you have questions, critics or if you find an error in this
 document, please write to RainerLink@gmx.de - Thanks!



 4. Distribution of this document
 This document may be distributed freely via eMail, in Newsgroups or 
 be put on a web-site, if it is garantied that it is not altered in
 any way. If you put this mini-faq on your web-site, I would be pleased
 if you put a link to
 http://www.foo.fh-furtwangen.de/~link/security/av-linux.htm
 on your site, too. 



 (c) by Rainer Link, 04/07/1999 - All rights reserved.
 All information in this document are provided "as it is".
 There is no warranty, that it is faultless or that
 all (known) products are listed. All trademarks are respected.
 Please apologize any misspellings for the reason that English is not 
 my native-language.

 This document can by found at:
         http://www.foo.fh-furtwangen.de/security/av-linux_e.txt



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