Antivirus For Linux
There are number Antivirus companies that have produced software to use for Linux born viruses. Generally, if configured securely, Linux Operating System are more secure than Windows.
Traditionally, Linux systems seldom required an antivirus programs but, over the years attackers have changed their tactics and are creating viruses and malwares specifically for different flavors of Linux.
In realty yes, you do need Antivirus for Linux.
Chances are your systems are connected to the internet and hackers can compromise and still your information. The viruses can spread to other Window Operating System if connected to your environment. I have talked about number of Antivirus software in another articles. Not all Antivirus software support Linux Operating Systems.
Also, as for price points goes, Linux Operating System do cost more than traditional Windows. Generally speaking the prices could start somewhere in $0 upward to $300+ per year.
Let look at some of these Antivirus for Linux and their capabilities:
ClamAV Antivirus
Malware scanner
Command line interface
Mail scanning
Open source community
Cross Platform support
Great for advance users
Kaspersky:
Behavioral based
On-demand
Firewall management
User Interface
Command Line capability
Ransomware protection
On-demand
Firewall management
User Interface
Command Line capability
Ransomware protection
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
User Interface
multiple devices under single account
Malware detection
High speed scanning
Comodo Antivirus
Cross Platform
Email service scanning
Command line
Open source
Avast Core Antivirus
User interface
Command line
On-Demand
Firewall
IT Administration tool
Anti spyware
Integration with Batch system
Cross Platform support
Bitdefender Antivirus
Behavioral based
On-demand
Cloud based control center
Machine learning scanner
F-Prot Antivirus
Opensource
Detects malware, viruses trojans and etc.
Schedule scan
RootKit Hunter
Ease to use
Real-time scans
Easy on the CPU
Supports many flavor of Linux
MacAfee
Firewall
User interface
Command line
Behavioral Based
Only Supports 64bit platform
Major Linux Distribution
Real-time Monitoring
Sopho
On-demand
Real-time monitoring
Anti-malware protection
Many distribution support
Easy to install
F-Secure
Easy to use
User Interface
Real-time Monitoring and Malware detection
Command line capability
Conclusion
Its all depends on your requirements when choosing an Antivirus for your Linux distributions. Linux is more secure Operating System and becoming more popular. But with Linux if you are connected to a network you can transfer and infected files to other Windows computers that on your network.
So, its best to eradicate all viruses and trojans from your Linux workstations and servers.
Features that I would look for when choosing a tool would be as follows:
Ease of use and installation
Support for various flavors of Linux
Features for scanning, detecting, and malware removal
Command Line Interface for custom scanning
Firewalls
Good to have:
User Interface
Ransomware
Fast detection capabilities
Protection against phishing
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