Few viruses can run and multiply in Linux. Also, because client computers are currently using Windows, virus makers are more likely to write viruses under Windows. But there are a number of reasons why you can use some virus scanners, such as:
"Scan Windows devices on your computer
"Scan Windows computers on the local network
"Scans the files you're about to send to someone
"Scans e-mail messages that you will send to others
ClamAV is a Unix open source (GPL) antivirus software package, the main purpose of this software is to integrate in the mail server, the virus in the mail attachment. The software consists primarily of a flexible and scalable multithreaded daemon, a command-line scanner, an automatic upgrade program that runs based on shared library files that are published simultaneously with clam anti using the editor to modify RUS packages. You can also use these shared library files in your software, and most importantly, the virus library is upgraded quickly and promptly. Main Features:
command-line Scanning program
Efficient, multi-threaded background operation
Milter Interface for SendMail support
Virus library upgrades that support digital signatures
Support virus scanning C language Library
Supported by Access Scan (Linux FreeBSD Solaris)
Virus library upgrades more than once a day (see homepage for total number of viruses that can be killing)
Built-in support RAR (2.0), Zip,gzip,bzip2,tar,ms ole2,ms Cabinet files,ms CHM (compressed HTML), MS SZDD compressed format
Built-in support for Mbox,maildir and original mail file formats
Built-in support for UPX,FSG, and petite compressed PE executables