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Business Products => Avast Business => Avast Business for Linux => Topic started by: rlndsgrb on March 26, 2006, 02:31:38 PM
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Linux Avast has not "On-Access Protection Control ,isn't it ?
I don't see it.....
Many thanks.
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No, not needed on a Linux OS workstation.
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Thanks.
...and why is it not necessary ?
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Because there is like only a couple of Linux virus in the wild. What's the point of wasting resources if your using Linux and scanning on-access for Windows virus.
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No, not needed on a Linux OS workstation.
Because there is like only a couple of Linux virus in the wild. What's the point of wasting resources if your using Linux and scanning on-access for Windows virus.
Well, then why even have a Linux antivirus at all? Answer: Viruses and malware are coming to Linux. Not nearly as many, and their effects will tend to be much more limited, due to the superior security of Unix and Linux kernel architectures compared to their Windows peers. But they are coming.
Just like you can have malicious software in web pages and emails that can damage a Windows system, you can have malicious software that could -- at very least -- arrange to modify a user's files to create a trapdoor, or steal sensitive information from a password "vault," etc.
A 94% solution is not sufficient since 6% can create 95% of the damage. Again, we can reasonably expect that damage to unix-architecture systems, including Linux, will tend to be much more limited in extent and intent than windows-targeted malware. Still, there are plenty of good reasons to want an anti-malware tool for Unix systems.
And, yes, on-access protection for Unix and Linux are as imminent as for Windows for all the same reasons. For a comparison, see AVG free for Linux; they use the dazuko kernel module to implement their on-access scanner. (Unfortunately, though, AVG's does not have an alert mechanism, just a logfile. Someday, someone will get it all together.)
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on-access scanner will be integrated into avast! Linux Edition during this year
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First Dublin fixes the crash I was having. Now he is promising on-access scanning. If Dublin were running for office, I would vote for him! ;D
I don't mean to be too pushy here, but could it have email or desktop notifications? One severe shortcoming of AVG for Linux is that it finds viruses but doesn't alert the admin or user (it also does not have an option to quarantine files).
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The new version is creating additional problems like the lock file and argument strings too long as well as the original qtengine error.
Also, the KlamAV interface now has on access scanning with ClamAV. Both are open source.
I think dublin is actually under staffed. He needs more hired help. I have yet to test a single release, beta or otherwise, that hasn't had obvious bugs immediatley after installing. These aren't official releases. They don't even qualify as release candidates. Sorry if I sound cruel but I wouldn't be much help if I didn't call them as I see them.
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I think dublin is actually under staffed.
Seems so...
Dublin, did you manage to add the Portuguese translation? I did not see it for download...
Igor received the .po file for it.
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Hi,
I was occupied with pluggins for the server version last weeks.
I will take a look at all unsolved problems in the workstation version in the rest of April.
Tech, Portuguese and other translations will be availabe in the next version. I will cooperate next steps with Igor and you will receive a beta version for the final language check.
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I was occupied with pluggins for the server version last weeks.
I've never received this version for translation... at least I don't think so.
Are the strings the same as the ones of ADNM version?
I will take a look at all unsolved problems in the workstation version in the rest of April.
Nice to know 8)
Tech, Portuguese and other translations will be availabe in the next version. I will cooperate next steps with Igor and you will receive a beta version for the final language check.
Ok... I'm glad to cooperate 8)
Why don't you release a Debian version of the installer either? (now only rpm and tar archives).
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Hi,
here's the latest avast4workstation available for testing
fixed NPTL problem and added PT,FI,BG, transations
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation-1.0.6b.tar.gz
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation-1.0.6b-1.i586.rpm
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation_1.0.6b-2_i386.deb
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Hello Dublin :)
Does the package contains all the translations or there will be different package for every language version, like in the Win version?
Sorry if the question is not correct, but I am still not very familiar with Linux Platforms.
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yes, it does. there's only one package
to see it translated into bulgarian language type in the terminal:
% LANG=bg_BG avastgui
portuguese translation:
% LANG=pt_BR avastgui
finnish translation:
% LANG=fi_FI avastgui
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Thanks Dublin.
If everything goes fine, tomorrow I'll boot on Linux to take a look into the translation look 8)
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Guys, if you'll want to change anything in the translation, let me know and I'll send you a new Passolo package. :-*
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yes, it does. there's only one package
to see it translated into bulgarian language type in the terminal:
% LANG=bg_BG avastgui
portuguese translation:
% LANG=pt_BR avastgui
finnish translation:
% LANG=fi_FI avastgui
Hi!
My Ubuntu says like this:
>tuomas@ubuntu:~/avast4workstation-1.0.6b/bin$ % LANG=fi_FI avastgui
>bash: fg: %: no such job
Am I using the command in wrong directory? I am not very familiar with the Linux interface yet. :)
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Hi,
'%' means SHELL, so write 'LANG=fi_FI avastgui' command only
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I tried to add that line into "avastgui" shell script and I also tried to use it on the command line, but it still runs the English version.
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but it still runs the English version.
I'm stupid... I could not run other version than English too... From time to time, Linux seems so difficult for me :-[ :-\
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and do you have 1.0.6b version installed?
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation-1.0.6b.tar.gz
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation-1.0.6b-1.i586.rpm
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation_1.0.6b-2_i386.deb
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and do you have 1.0.6b version installed?
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation-1.0.6b.tar.gz
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation-1.0.6b-1.i586.rpm
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation_1.0.6b-2_i386.deb
Dublin, now trying again over Kubuntu 6.02 ... let see what we get...
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The Portuguese (Brazilian) interface is beutiful 8)
I've tried to change to Bulgarian and post screenshots (I can't remember who asked me to do so... I'm whit a headache now... It's a very 'old' friend of mine here in forums... Maybe X.M.A.S.).
Dublin, when trying to switch the language, I've got:
LANG=bg_BG avastgui
(process:15354): Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library
(process:15354): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
Using the fallback 'C' locale.
(avastgui:15354): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "qtengine",
I have no idea about this... But I can't get avast in Bulgarian... X.M.A.S. would like to see the interface and check the errors.
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Guys, if you'll want to change anything in the translation, let me know and I'll send you a new Passolo package. :-*
I see no error ;D
Igor, wouldn't it be a good thing to translate the help files?
I see only English and Czeck in the folder /usr/lib/avast4workstation/share/avast/help/...
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(I can't remember who asked me to do so... I'm whit a headache now... It's a very 'old' friend of mine here in forums... Maybe X.M.A.S.).
Sure, that's me ;D
I have no idea about this... But I can't get avast in Bulgarian... X.M.A.S. would like to see the interface and check the errors.
Thanks a lot for trying to switch to Bulgarian language and to help me Tech :)
Yes, I want to see some screen shoots from the interface(I don't have the opportunity to test the Linux Version), to see the interface "in live" to see if everything fits there ::)
Dublin, maybe if you have some spare time you could send me some screen shoots from the Bulgarian interface (but only if you have time) ::)
Guys, if you'll want to change anything in the translation, let me know and I'll send you a new Passolo package. :-*
Igor, wouldn't it be a good thing to translate the help files?
I see only English and Czeck in the folder /usr/lib/avast4workstation/share/avast/help/...
Well, it would be good if there are and Bulgarian help files, wouldn't it ;D ::)
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Tech, help files are already translated into portuguese so save your time.
I've asked skilled colleague to add these file into the package but finally I'll have to do it by myself :-)
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Tech, help files are already translated into portuguese so save your time.
Did I do that? ::)
I can't remember... are you sure that the Brazilian (Portuguese) version is there? For Linux?
Igor should have given me more work than I could remember ;D
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Actually, no (though I'm sure it would have been a matter of minutes for you ;)).
I was told that the help files translation was sent to Dublin by somebody else. They are not in HTML yet, but when they are, I'll send them to you - so that you can check/correct.
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They are not in HTML yet, but when they are, I'll send them to you - so that you can check/correct.
Thanks 8)
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How about Dbus? That way we can write our own addons to do what we want with results, notifications, etc... ;)
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Actually, no (though I'm sure it would have been a matter of minutes for you ;)).
I was told that the help files translation was sent to Dublin by somebody else. They are not in HTML yet, but when they are, I'll send them to you - so that you can check/correct.
Igor, in other post I've asked you the Passolo file...
Maybe the better for homogeneity will be receiving both, the Passolo and the HTML files 8)
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This is my first day running Ubuntu. Very confusing. I just loaded Avast. Will it run everytime I start up? how do I know it's running?
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In Linux there is no resident protection, it active when you have suspicions of something.
With Avast I give Guarantee that the information and post office that shipment to my clients go free of virus
:P 8)
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and do you have 1.0.6b version installed?
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation-1.0.6b.tar.gz
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation-1.0.6b-1.i586.rpm
http://lion.asw.cz/~mensik/avast4workstation_1.0.6b-2_i386.deb
Links are dead :P
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look here for active ones ;)
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-for-linux-edition.html
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look here for active ones ;)
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-for-linux-edition.html
Does the latest Avast for Linux Workstation provide on-access (real-time) scanning found in similar products such as ClamAV? Does it integrate with email software such as Evolution? Also does it scan for rootkits or is it just capable of scanning for viruses, trojans and worms?
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkits
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Not at this time. Just on demand scanning. Don't know about rootkits. Avast for Linux uses the same definition files as the Windows version.