Hello all,

My server is running Redhat Linux 3.0ES.

Recently, I received a lot of virus email. I usually delete them. But a administrator send an email telling me my server send out virus email. I checked the email message, it seems some guys using a reply email address which host in my server to send out the virus email.

Is there any software to check virus in linux? How can I know if my mail got any problem?

Thanks for any suggestions.

maxbear,
Depending on the MTA(Mail Transport Agent) you are using, there are a variety of open source virus scanning solutions available. ClamAV(http://www.clamav.com) is one of the best, an it is constantly being updated with new definitions.

Unfortunately the newer viruses are forging the reply-to address as an address of another user on a completely different domain, when the e-mail is sent out from the infected computer.

I would not worry too much about receiving bounces claiming that a virus was sent from a domain you are currently hosting.

Hope this helps,

Peter

Thanks a lot Peter. Will install it soon.