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clamav package

anti virus for ubuntu 10.04

Asked by David Cohen

what anti virus has support for ubuntu 10.04?

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#1

the antivirus on linux isn't useful. It is useful only if you have a windows partition.
Anyway, you can use clamtk.

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David Cohen (cohen-d) said : 		#2

i need to connect the computer to a domain so it needs the untivirus installation.
why do you think that the antivirus isn't useful?

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#3

Read this:
http://librenix.com/?inode=21

I suggest you to install it only for the reasons reported in this page:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Antivirus

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#4

Here are other reasons that explain:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Antivirus#Possible%20reasons%20linux%20is%20less%20prone%20to%20malware

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