Antivirus for RHEL 7.5

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Hi, is there anyway to install antivirus software on RHEL 7.5 server? Thanks! :)

GD
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av Community Member 52 points
1 August 2018 8:34 AM

my system RHEL 7.4 got infected by the "bill gates" virus and I am also interested by the community suggestions

Christian Labisch's picture Guru 9710 points
1 August 2018 8:51 AM

Hi GD,

You can install the ClamAV antivirus solution from the EPEL repository :
sudo yum install clamav clamav-scanner clamav-update
You already know how to add and enable the EPEL repository. :)

Regards,
Christian

GD Pro 545 points
2 August 2018 12:39 AM

Thanks for answering my question, very helpful. :)

Christian Labisch's picture Guru 9710 points
2 August 2018 9:09 AM

You're welcome, I'm glad that you find it to be useful ... by the way, I'm using ClamAV on my systems. :)

Regards,
Christian

GD Pro 545 points
4 August 2018 3:40 PM

Thanks, I will use ClamAV sounds like the best for Linux. :)

Christian Labisch's picture Guru 9710 points
4 August 2018 4:22 PM

Good choice, I have never experienced any unsolvable problem ... ClamAV just works as expected. :)

Regards,
Christian

GD Pro 545 points
2 August 2018 12:42 AM

I forgot to ask is the graphical interface called “ClamTK” available also? Thanks! :)

Christian Labisch's picture Guru 9710 points
2 August 2018 9:13 AM

Yes, you can download the clamtk .rpm file from the clamtk project's website and install it manually. :)

Regards,
Christian

GD Pro 545 points
3 August 2018 3:56 AM

Thanks! :)

Christian Labisch's picture Guru 9710 points
3 August 2018 9:17 AM

You're welcome, keep in mind that you have to install updated clamtk versions manually as well. :)

Regards,
Christian

GD Pro 545 points
4 August 2018 3:40 PM

Thanks.

ir. Jan Gerrit Kootstra's picture Guru 6222 points
2 August 2018 9:16 AM

All,

ClamAV is a good choice.

McAfee is a good alternative, if you need support.

Regards,

Jan Gerrit

GD Pro 545 points
3 August 2018 3:56 AM

Is Comodo, or Sophos any good also? Thanks!

Christian Labisch's picture Guru 9710 points
3 August 2018 8:51 AM

Me personally, I don't recommend those (by Microsoft inspired) antivirus alternatives. They tend
to integrate themselves deeply into the system and nobody exactly knows which (personal) data
they are collecting and sending back from your system, just two reasons why I'm not using them.
Also - as Linux is not Windows, you know ... but that would lead to another endless discussion. :)

Regards,
Christian

GD Pro 545 points
4 August 2018 3:42 PM

I was worried about these types of antivirus programs leaking info back to the vendor, I prefer to not leak any info. Is ClamAV safe to use? Does it phone home at all?

Christian Labisch's picture Guru 9710 points
4 August 2018 4:18 PM

ClamAV is an open source solution, and (AFAIK) ... ClamAV does not "phone home" anything ... :)

Regards,
Christian

GD Pro 545 points
5 August 2018 4:33 PM

That's awesome, I prefer no data leaks. :)

KD Pro 410 points
3 August 2018 8:34 AM

Can you run McAfee without tainting your kernel ie without kernel module?

GD Pro 545 points
4 August 2018 3:42 PM

I'm wondering the same thing also.

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