need libc.so.5 for Anti-Virus program

Asked by David A. Huhta

AVG anti-virus requires "libc.so.5" for operation. I do not have that file. Where/How can I obtain it?

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Benoit Malet (benoit-malet) said :
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Hello !

The easiest way to get an antivirus to run on your Linux computer is to use ClamAV (very well known in the server business), which is free !

You can get it in System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager and search for clamav.

You can also run in command line : sudo apt-get install clamav
(your password will be asked)

Regards,
Benoit

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Alan (mrintegrity) said :
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You are more likely to open your self up to attack by installing a proprietary "anti virus" software and all the out of date libraries that it requires, for an operating system that doesn't need it. If you are really paranoid about malware then "clamav" is more than capable and far more trustworthy (imo) than AVG.

that library is part of glibc, an important system component that it is best to not mess with. you could try sym-linking the newer libc.so.6 to libc.so.5 as follows:

sudo ln -s /lib/libc.so.6 /lib/libc.so.5

But avg's behaviour will be unpredictable.

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