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09-04-2009	#1 (permalink)
MattS Just Joined! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 39	Antivirus What antivirus software works on linux?

09-04-2009	#2 (permalink)
L4Linux Content Team Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greece Posts: 579	First of all, you don't need an antivirus in Linux, because Windows viruses cannot harm Linux. If you want to protect your friends from infected files you may have downloaded(which won't do anything to you), you can use clamav or avg. __________________ folding@home HELP RESEARCH AGAINST CANCER. It is very easy and won't cost you anything.

09-04-2009	#3 (permalink)
ozar Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 12,056	Check this short guide to security for more info on security under Linux: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...-security.html __________________ oz New Members: * README *

09-11-2009	#4 (permalink)
MattS Just Joined! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 39	What about this... Would it be able to harm my computer cause it runs wine. Also, yes, I do want to protect against windows viruses.

09-11-2009	#5 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 21,081	If you are using Wine to run Windows based programs then Virus can create problems in Linux ( mainly your /home/user folder ). Have you checked Security Guide link posted by ozar? __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

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