Warning!

. . I was using Avast as my virus checker and everything has been very well for the last 4 years, but since it's last update several days ago it has taken a dislike to boinc.exe. I have tried to get it to see boinc.exe as an exception but it won't take and it continues to kill boinc.exe and manager, so in the end I had to remove it and go to another checker. The reason it gives for the antagonism to boinc.exe is "behaviour problem".

. . So just in case others are running Windows and relying on Avast keep an eye on it.

Stephen

:(

Hi Stephen,

I quit using those third party "free" AV programs. The last one I used was Avast and I got tired of it constantly harassing me to get the paid version. I use the built in security software in Windows 10, when I do run it only for gaming. I don't use any in Linux Mint. At least I don't think I am. I haven't even looked for any. I know it has a firewall and don't know it that is even being used. ;)

Have a great day! :)

Siran

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In Linux, you have ClamAV as a anti-virus application. In most distro software catalogs as far as I know.

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In Linux, you have ClamAV as a anti-virus application. In most distro software catalogs as far as I know.

Hi Keith,

Long time no see. ;)

I just looked in the Software Manager and there's something like a dozen or more different things to install for ClamAV...

Uh oh, I see I have an update that needs doing. There's a red dot on my update manager.

I just upgraded to Linux Mint v20 Ulyana. So far, looking and doing great. Everything runs as they did in v19.3. I'm even back to using Firefox without the headaches it was giving when I changed to Chromium. Chromium disappeared so I decided to try Firefox again which didn't disappear. Good so far. :)

I sure wish there was a new and improved SETI@Home for us. I don't like seeing my stats stuck in limbo as they are, as everyone's are. :(

Have a great day! :)

Siran

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

In Linux, you have ClamAV as a anti-virus application. In most distro software catalogs as far as I know.

The "AV" for Linux actually checks only/mainly for cleaning up and avoiding passing on any Microsoft Windows viruses... ClamAV is good, especially if set up to also check any email attachments that you might get.

In the Linux world, we're still at the point where 'Anti-Virus' checks are more trouble than their effectiveness. (Similarly so for Apple systems for similar reasons.) Personally, on a Linux system, I definitely would never touch any "AV" that performs real-time on-access virus scanning for the sake of it being a complete waste of time and resource!!

More of a problem are malware exploits and malware add-ons (and malware advertising!) attacking whatever web browser you are using...


The 'AV' for Linux/*nix that there is checks instead for what are called "root kits". For example, see pretty much the only one checker(!): chkrootkit

General details are described on: Wikipedia: Rootkit

As for why there is no 'AV support industry' supporting Linux? See: Wikipedia: Linux malware


For those concerned, the 'best way to stay safe online' is:

• Keep your system up-to-date;
  
• Use a long passphrase rather than a minimum sized "I can't be bothered" old 'password';
  
• Use unique passphrases that are never shared between sites or other uses;
  
• Use a password manager if lazy or forgetful;
  
• Do not download web 'apps';
  
• Check carefully beforehand if downloading/installing any must-have apps;
  
• Defend against web advertising and tracking!
  

And as always, beware against phishing!!

Hope that little list is a good reminder...

Good luck!


Stay safe!
Martin

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Hi Siran, long time no type too. Since Canonical went to a Snap based distribution of Chromium in Ubuntu 20.04 and Mint 20.04 said no-way, hell no . . . . to ANY Snap apps, Mint 20 does not have access to Chromium.

However you can still install the latest Chrome browser with a direct download of the deb package from Google.

https://www.google.com/chrome/

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... The 'AV' for Linux/*nix that there is checks instead for what are called "root kits". For example, see pretty much the only one checker(!): chkrootkit

General details are described on: Wikipedia: Rootkit...

Just checking the chkrootkit utility:

It is a mere 44kBytes of source code/comments/data/read-me!! That's all that is needed!

(Edit: OK, so that expands to 881kBytes when installed.)


Stay safe!
Martin

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Hi Siran, long time no type too. Since Canonical went to a Snap based distribution of Chromium in Ubuntu 20.04 and Mint 20.04 said no-way, hell no . . . . to ANY Snap apps, Mint 20 does not have access to Chromium.

However you can still install the latest Chrome browser with a direct download of the deb package from Google.

https://www.google.com/chrome/

Personally, I'm a little leery of the tie-in to Google with some of the Chrome features. Just one example is the default use of the Google DNS unless you know to change that...

Meanwhile, Firefox is a good feature rich alternative...


Keep searchin',
Martin

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Hi Siran, long time no type too. Since Canonical went to a Snap based distribution of Chromium in Ubuntu 20.04 and Mint 20.04 said no-way, hell no . . . . to ANY Snap apps, Mint 20 does not have access to Chromium.

However you can still install the latest Chrome browser with a direct download of the deb package from Google.

https://www.google.com/chrome/

Personally, I'm a little leery of the tie-in to Google with some of the Chrome features. Just one example is the default use of the Google DNS unless you know to change that...

Meanwhile, Firefox is a good feature rich alternative...


Keep searchin',
Martin

8-3-2020 at 10:40 AM - PDT

RE: DNS

I forcefully change my Search Engine AWAY from Google TO DuckDuckGo. (In Firefox....) THEN I put in OpenDNS on
ALL computers in the house! (Windows, Mac, doesn't matter, they all get DuckDuckGo AND OpenDNS.)

When I had a separate Router behind the U-Verse Gateway, I also programmed the Router to use OpenDNS. Though I had
some issues a little over a year ago and had to pull the personal Router out of the equation to get full Internet Access back.
I think some U-Verse Update at the Gateway played havoc with the Router. Can't prove that, though.

Anyway, with OpenDNS on EVERY computer in the house, Google gets little to no info on us here.


TimeLord04

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Hi Siran, long time no type too. Since Canonical went to a Snap based distribution of Chromium in Ubuntu 20.04 and Mint 20.04 said no-way, hell no . . . . to ANY Snap apps, Mint 20 does not have access to Chromium.

However you can still install the latest Chrome browser with a direct download of the deb package from Google.

https://www.google.com/chrome/

Hi Keith,

I would much rather stay away from ANYTHING Google. I don't like their politics, or their spying, or their data stealing, etc., etc. I use DuckDuckGo for my search engine. I haven't used Google search in over a year. I won't use it, no matter what. I don't use any computer outside my house. Yeah, I know, my cell phone is Google, but I hate Apple even more. ;)

Have a great day! :)

Siran

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\//
Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

Hi Siran, long time no type too. Since Canonical went to a Snap based distribution of Chromium in Ubuntu 20.04 and Mint 20.04 said no-way, hell no . . . . to ANY Snap apps, Mint 20 does not have access to Chromium.

However you can still install the latest Chrome browser with a direct download of the deb package from Google.

https://www.google.com/chrome/

Personally, I'm a little leery of the tie-in to Google with some of the Chrome features. Just one example is the default use of the Google DNS unless you know to change that...

Meanwhile, Firefox is a good feature rich alternative...


Keep searchin',
Martin

Hi Martin,

Long time.

See my post to Keith about Chrome and Google.

I have re-purposed one of my Pis and installed PiHole on it. It serves as my DNS server among other things. All computers, laptops, tablets and cells deal with the Pi before going out to the Internet. It has a MAJOR blacklist of advertisers that it blocks. As for the AV software, not using any. I've always been pretty careful about using the Internet. And If I see emails that I don't recognise, I delete them without opening them.

Have a great day! :)

Siran

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Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

Greetings,

Ok, I have no idea what the heck is going on with Firefox (Mozilla version)! It started acting up on me... AGAIN! I kept having tabs crash and then the whole browser crashing repeatedly. Soooooooo...

I looked for another browser. I tried one called Epiphany and that was crap. Instead of having bookmarks in separate folders, they were ALL in one drop down (no folders). No fragin organization AT ALL. So uninstalled that one and looked for another one. I found a Firefox Flathub) and decided to try it. It is virtually identical to the Mozilla Firefox. It is from Flatpak. We'll see if this one works properly. ;)

Have a great day! :)

Siran

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Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

For alternative Linux browsers, try Brave and Vivaldi.

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For alternative Linux browsers, try Brave and Vivaldi.

Hi Keith,

Well, this version of Firefox started having tabs crash. But, the whole browser never did.

I looked up how to install Vivaldi. Just gotta download it and use GDebi to install. I am now using it. :)

Thanks and have a great day! :)

Siran

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Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

Report: The RTX 2070 Super, 2080 Super, and 2080 Ti have been discontinued.

Rumor mill: If there’s ever a sign that a new product line is about to launch, it’s the discontinuation of its predecessors. That appears to be the situation with Nvidia. Next-gen Ampere GPUs are on the horizon, and as such, the company has reportedly discontinued its entire high-end RTX line.
You might remember reports in July that claimed Nvidia had ended production of several RTX cards. According to MyDrivers.com, the company’s AIB partners have since started the process of delisting their high-end products and are offering promotions on existing stock.

If the noises are true, then the next series of NVidia GPUs are not far away at all.

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Interesting but unless the other projects develop apps to take advantage of the GPUs, is it worth buying new cards?

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The existing gpu projects still can use the new cards with the old apps. That is, if they are compatible with the new SM class they will have. Very few projects have CUDA apps. The OpenCL apps theoretically should not care.

But none of the current gpu apps are using the full capabilities of the cards like our old special sauce app did.

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In Linux, you have ClamAV as a anti-virus application. In most distro software catalogs as far as I know.

. . Thanks Keith I will look for it ...

Stephen

It's shame that we won't be able to see how they perform under linux special sauce app.

It would have been amazing

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Hi Keith,
I would much rather stay away from ANYTHING Google. I don't like their politics, or their spying, or their data stealing, etc., etc. I use DuckDuckGo for my search engine. I haven't used Google search in over a year. I won't use it, no matter what. I don't use any computer outside my house. Yeah, I know, my cell phone is Google, but I hate Apple even more. ;)
Have a great day! :)
Siran

. . Ahhh, a man after my own heart .... dislike Google, hate Apple ... :)

Stephen

LOL

It's shame that we won't be able to see how they perform under linux special sauce app.

It would have been amazing

If someone had saved any workunits, you could test.

Wait a minute I do have work units to test in my BenchMT tasks folder.

Could run the new Ampere cards in BenchMT with the special sauce app. Even could compare it to the same workunits crunched by one of my RTX 2080 cards for comparison.

But first I would have to purchase one of the new cards. Wonder where this generation prices out compared to Turing. Higher - Lower - the same . . .? ? ?

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