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SCAN WINDOWS FOR VIRUSES FROM UBUNTU

THE CLAMTK ANTIVIRUS
The first thing that comes to mind after hearing the words “antivirus scanner for Linux”
is “What? But there are practically no viruses for Linux...” Correct, but Linux is frequently used
as a server for files or mail for clients that utilize Windows systems. It can also share a hard
drive with a Redmond system. In both cases, antivirus programs can be beneficial. The
program Clam AV has been designed to scan incoming emails and search for viruses and
worms from the Internet, but it can be utilized to scan viruses in individual files and entire
directories on the hard drive (including archives). The advantages include the open code, the
fact that it is free, and the relatively short amount of time in reacting to the appearance of new
viruses (thanks to the contribution of many users). Because the use of the command line is
not user friendly for all of us, they have created a front-end program called ClamTk. It’s an
excellent front-end for updating the virus signatures and for scanning the hard drive.

http://clamtk.sourceforge.net/pdfs/clamtk-en.pdf

CLAMTK INSTALLATION - OPTICOM SOLUTIONS
by Kibui Kenneth Maina Fri May 14, 10:54 am.

So you have a dual boot system, Windows and Ubuntu. If you copy or download virused files into your machine using Ubuntu, the minute you load Windows your machine will get infected; to prevent this, Opticom Solution recommends installing an anti-virus on Ubuntu. You can also run the live Ubuntu cd, install this anti-virus and scan a virused Windows system.

clamtk Installation instructions
1.Go to the Ubuntu terminal i.e Application>Accessories>Terminal
2.In the terminal type: sudo apt-get clamtk
3.It will ask you .....(y/n) type: Y
4.Wait for the installation to complete
5.Once the installation is complete run it with root privileges to update the anti-virus (Press alt+F2) type: gksu clamtk and press enter and type the Ubuntu system password when prompted.
6.When the application starts go to help>Check for updates click to select signature updates and if you want to update the gui too, select GUI updates. Click Check for updates to finish and wait for it to complete.

You can run the anti-virus from
1. The menu option

Application>Accessories>Virus Scanner

2.Terminal option

Press (Alt+F2) then type gksu clamtk

Enjoy
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