tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479898670555235257.post6391509081093675220..comments2011-08-24T03:24:49.095-07:00Comments on Life with Ubuntu: Anti-virus revisited...ajackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06162695531691497260noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479898670555235257.post-17782931619203811002010-06-26T23:01:52.950-07:002010-06-26T23:01:52.950-07:00An interesting note...
A day after I posted this ...An interesting note...<br /><br />A day after I posted this article, I read that the Australian government wants to make it compulsory for all computers connected to the internet (from Australia) to have an anti-virus and firewall (I assume here they meant personal firewall). The government also wants it's internet providers to disconnect users until they have the two software installed.<br /><br />For Ubuntu users in Australia, you already have a personal firewall in your Ubuntu setup (called ufw) and if you want to configure it, to install gufw from Synaptics or type in a terminal shell:<br /><br /># sudo apt-get install -y gufw<br /><br />You will then find an entry in GNOME:<br /><br />System -> Administration -> Firewall configuration<br /><br />By default, the firewall is running but allows all incoming and outgoing traffic, you just need to adjust according to your needs. May I suggest (for those that do not know what to configure into your firewall) that you allow all outgoing traffic and deny incoming traffic. This should be safe for starters and do let me know if you have problems with the firewall. No promises of a reply, but I'll do my best to help everyone out.<br /><br />For the anti-virus bit, all I can say is install one of the listed anti-viruses from my list in my blog post above and either keep it running in the background (not recommended) or make it a point to periodically scan your computers at least once a week. Feel free to comment your thoughts on this. :)<br /><br />You can read the article I mentioned at URL http://www.news.com.au/technology/no-anti-virus-software-no-internet-connection/story-e6frfro0-1225882656490ajackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162695531691497260noreply@blogger.com