Bummer. I tried to d/l the current virus definitions and it gave me an error after it had finished. Now when I try to open avast it tells me: An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument Any ideas? Should I try anothe program? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:02 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > so what do you recomend we do? I d/l avast but how should I go about > checking packet traffic ? > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > >> Using antivirus software is recommended, however many desktop users will >> be surprised to learn that they are actually part of a botnet transmitting >> virus or other information. A good check would include all packet traffic >> out from the desktop, and a quick look at "lsof": >> >> >> http://www.linuxthebest.com/2012/01/04/best-linux-antivirus-softwares-for-linux-users/ >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> so should we all be worried about it, Lisa? >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Derek, >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Derek Trotter < >>>> expat.arizonan@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 11/15/2012 03:46 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Perhaps we should create a massive [Chinese] spam campaign that >>>>>> installs a bot-net to infect with http://sourceforge.net/** >>>>>> projects/statix/ and track >>>>>> Linux desktops? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've read of a few examples of malware written for MacOS. Is there >>>>> any malware out there that targets linux boxes? If so, what kind of a >>>>> threat is it to people who run linux at home? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>> >>>> Yes, >>>> >>>> Malware exists that targets linux indirectly (as in browser and Adobe >>>> based) and directly. >>>> >>>> Check out the online registry: http://www.team-cymru.org/Services/MHR/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Detection: http://www.rfxn.com/projects/linux-malware-detect/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> (503) 754-4452 Android >>>> (623) 239-3392 Skype >>>> (623) 688-3392 Google Voice >>>> ** >>>> it-clowns.com >>>> Chief Clown >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> (503) 754-4452 Android >> (623) 239-3392 Skype >> (623) 688-3392 Google Voice >> ** >> it-clowns.com >> Chief Clown >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >