Introduction

One of the most commonly asked questions by newcomers to linux is about the need for antivirus.

The majority mailing list opinion is this -

Special Note

Please note that not requiring an anti-virus product doesn't mean you can ignore all common security issues in Linux. That's just one of a large numbers of nasties that can bite you. It's still very important you keep your system up to date with security patches, only install software from trusted sources, and use common sense on the internet.

See Also

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Antivirus

MailingListFAQs/AVopinionsOnTheMailingList (last edited 2009-04-09 02:20:32 by dsl-66-225-167-47)