A Linux developer’s antivirus GUI, Kapitano, faced a heated controversy after a user reported a false‑positive detection, leading to personal attacks, the project’s abandonment, and a broader discussion about respect for volunteer open‑source contributors.
This guide explains how to identify the symptoms of a hidden cryptocurrency‑mining virus on a Linux server, locate and terminate the concealed processes, disable the malicious startup service, block suspicious IPs, and secure the system using tools such as sysdig, Safedog, and ClamAV.
This guide explains how to identify hidden cryptocurrency‑mining processes on a Linux server, stop them, disable the services that restart them, block malicious IPs, clean unauthorized SSH keys, and harden the system with tools such as sysdig, Safedog, and ClamAV.
This guide explains how to identify hidden crypto‑mining processes on a Linux server, stop the malicious services, block suspicious IPs, secure the system with tools like SafeDog and ClamAV, and install Sysdig for deeper forensic analysis.
This guide explains how to install the open‑source ClamAV antivirus on Linux, update its virus definitions, run recursive scans with various options, and automate deployment using Ansible, providing practical commands and sample outputs for effective malware protection.
This guide explains how to install ClamAV on Linux via EPEL, update its virus definitions, perform recursive scans with clamscan, interpret scan results, and automate deployment using Ansible, while also comparing alternative scanners such as Comodo, Armadito, and ClamTK.
This guide explains how to configure ClamAV on Linux, run the clamdscan command to detect malicious files, and invoke the scanner from PHP using the exec function, including sample configuration and output details.
This article walks through a real‑world investigation of a Linux server infected with the Linux.BackDoor.Gates.5 backdoor, detailing traffic analysis, process inspection, malicious file identification, manual cleanup commands, and the use of ClamAV to scan and eradicate the threat.
Although Linux is generally secure, this article explains why installing antivirus software can still be valuable—covering common scanning scenarios and reviewing the best free Linux antivirus solutions such as ClamAV, Avast, Avira, AVG, and F‑PROT.
