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ftornell

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Registered: 2008-08-18

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Antivirus needed for linux nowdays?

And if it is, what software should I choose?

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wonder

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Re: Antivirus needed for linux nowdays?

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Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

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Re: Antivirus needed for linux nowdays?

You don't need AV to protect your linux box.
The most common use of AV on linux is for scanning files accessible to windows users (through mail, file servers, ...) on windows viruses to protect the network.