General: Linux Virus?

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      CommentAuthorcoyote
    • CommentTimeMar 31st 2008
     

    Is it true that Linux doesn't suffer from viruses and the like. Do you need Linux anti virus software?

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      CommentAuthorSpode
    • CommentTimeMar 31st 2008
     

    No, you don't need to run Anti-Virus. Although you can still run it to remove windows viruses from your e-mail etc. so you don't pass them on :)

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      CommentAuthorcoyote
    • CommentTimeApr 1st 2008
     

    I'm amazed! No one has written a virus for Linux!! I'm very pleased as well, are viruses written just to spite and annoy Microsoft and their customers?

    What antivirus can run on Linux/Thunderbird to clean e mails?

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      CommentAuthorSpode
    • CommentTimeApr 1st 2008
     

    There is malicious code out there, but because of the way Linux works, you'd pretty much have to run it purposefully. The major issue with Linux is vulnerabilities in code - which are usually ironed out and patched very quickly (unlike MS).

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      CommentAuthorcoyote
    • CommentTimeApr 1st 2008 edited
     

    I see, because it's a digital Lego set you would have to plug in a virus. That would make one an idiot! :| unless you were unlucky enough to pick up some bad code from somewhere not recommended, that would make one an idiot as well.

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      CommentAuthorKrazyIvan
    • CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008
     

    I use AVG with Ubuntu.

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      CommentAuthorSpode
    • CommentTimeApr 2nd 2008
     

    It's only a matter of time before Linux gets targetted and people come up with ingenius ways of getting you to do things, but I'm convinced whatever happens, there will be a good Open Source way of dealing with things.

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