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Answer by crasic for Do I need to have antivirus software installed?
You may not need a virus scanner per se, but you sure do need to keep your system up to date and secure (good passwords and system practices - permissions etc)Personal Anecdote: I had a debian server...
View ArticleAnswer by NOYB for Do I need to have antivirus software installed?
All software platforms need virus protection. However the majority of viruses are written for Windows and will not affect Linux. However, there is till the potential of cross-platform type viruses...
View ArticleAnswer by RolandiXor for Do I need to have antivirus software installed?
It's not needed since (contrary to popular lies), linux is rather secure, and you are unlikely to get a virus for linux. Your risk is higher that you might pick up a windows virus while running wine,...
View ArticleAnswer by Jim McKeeth for Do I need to have antivirus software installed?
There are viruses for most all platforms (the first worm was for DEC VAX) , they are just more common on Windows. Different platforms are more secure than others, but a virus can typically gain user...
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I thought that there was no need to scan for viruses either in Ubuntu or any Linux distros until I found virus scanner packages clamtk and klamav in Ubuntu software center yesterday.This leads to the...
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