On Mon, 12 May 2008 15:44:43 +0100 (BST) paul paulcamel500@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Hi all
I'm using Xubuntu as a desktop for web surfing and emails etc. I'm connected to the Net with a wired router (with hardware firewall) and using FireStarter software firewall.
Should I be using anti-virus & spyware for Linux as well?
The comp is dual booting machine with XP Pro with AVG and Zonealarm. It's a P4 2GHz 512mb RAM with onboard graphics so could handle some realtime monitoring without harming performance.
Cheers
Paul
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Viruses that work with Linux are exceptionally rare, and even then to do any serious damage they need the root user password.
I do however have clam antivirus linked into Claws-Mail (my web client). Every now and then I will run a file system scan with it as well.
Sam