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Re: [Question #76548]: avast for linux Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop says access denied after scan complete for all files and lists them

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From: Scott Testerman <question76548@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:53:10 -0000
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Question #76548 on yelp in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+question/76548

    Status: Open => Answered

Scott Testerman proposed the following answer:
If your access denied messages were in locations that start with things
like "/var/lib" and "/usr/bin" then it's definitely permissions
problems.  These locations aren't very likely to be infected in any
case; in almost all cases on your Ubuntu system it's sufficient to scan
your home directory, plus any USB keys/CDs/diskettes you share with
others.

While there are practically no viruses that can infect your Ubuntu
system, you can save your Windows-using friends plenty of headaches by
not spreading the viruses they already may have.  They'll thank you for
alerting them!

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