AVG for Linux

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5 for Linux (hereafter abbreviated to AVG Free) isn't AVG's first scanner for Linux. The company has released binaries for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures for Linux and FreeBSD, and the scanner itself is loaded with features up to the brim. Despite all this, it is utterly useless for the intended audience.
As per AVG's licence requirements, the Linux scanner is meant for private, and non-commercial use only. Fair enough. But without a GUI to handle the dozen daemons and command-line scanning tools, a normal desktop user would probably struggle.
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The built-in scheduler cannot currently schedule system scans. To top it all, the scanner itself lacks the ability to clean, quarantine, or even delete the infected files. When an infected file is found, the scanner lists the complete path to the infected file, and it's up to you to take further action.
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Unfortunately, it's a stark reminder of the first commercial software for Linux – semi-prepared, unpolished versions of their Windows cousins, dumped on to the Linux users for cheap publicity. The ploy didn't last for long. Neither will this.

tuxradar

Years ago someone at our company had to hunt down a virus scanner for linux. There was a blanket contract obligation for all computers to run virus scanners. We ended up installing one similar to this that was scanning ext3 partisans on linux boxes on a linux network for windows viruses. I believe there are scanners somewhere for linux viruses on linux systems now. I'm having a devil of a time finding one.