Do we really need a Antivirus for Linux
If someone feels Linux is Malware free or there is nothing called Linux Malwares then it is totally incorrect.
Due to increasing popularity of Linux as Desktop using Gnome Environment the malware authors are becoming more interested about Linux. Vulnerabilities in Network Daemons can also be exploited by Worms.
Recently there have been few Cross-Platform Threats that can run on both Windows and Linux Environment for example Perl.BadBunny, SB.BadBunny, IRC.BadBunny, Ruby.BadBunny etc.
It is also possible that when you read emails or surf Internet you might get malware content downloaded or sent to you.
Then SAMBA and NFS servers should also be scanned periodically to check if it is infected.
Symantec Antivirus for Linux provides complete Malware protection against Linux Malwares.
It will give a Real Time protection using Real Time scan whenever a File is Accessed or Modified that is moved, renamed, copied, deleted etc. it will be scanned by Antivirus.
SAV for Linux also provides freedom to schedule periodic Scans using Schedule Scans or On-Demand scan it scans all files on your machine based on the Virus Signatures Loaded in the Antivirus.
You can configure Centralized Logging and Reporting for Symantec Antivirus for Linux using Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager or to a Specific SYSLOG server.
SAV for Linux can be configured to download the Virus Signatures from a Centralized Internal Liveupdate Server so that all machines do not have to connect to the internet for updates or when the machines are in Secure Network.
You can make configuration changes centrally using ConfigEd tool and distribute the GRC.DAT on the clients where you want to make the Policy changes for more information check this
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/use-configedexe-config-sav-linux
If you feel the Antivirus might impact performance on your critical application running on the machines or if you want to exclude folders from scanning you can configure NoScanDir and those folders will be excluded from scanning.
The SAV for Linux configurations can be easily managed from both Command Line and KDE/Gnome Environment.
Symantec Antivirus for Linux supports almost all Kernels of RED HAT, FEDORA, SuSE.OES2, UBUNTU, and DEBIAN.
Click here to find list of Supported Kernels.