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does ubuntu need an antivirus and firewall please suggest one

Asked by bob stoeckle

does ubuntu need an anti-virus program and firewall just installed i i don't see one in installed apps Thanks--bob

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

Please read this:

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

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

It has a firewall built in. You only need AV if you are running a fileserver with Windows clients (to protect them from each other) or a mail server. If you connect to the web behind a router, you don't need to configure the firewall.

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Warren Hill (warren-hill) said : 		#3

In the Linux world viruses are pretty much unheard of so you probably don't need any unless you are running a server and have Windows machines to protect.

Provided that you have passwords on all accounts (that change change anything), spend very little time (if any) logged in as root. Ubuntu does not even generate a root account by default; use of sudo is recommended instead.

You should be OK.

but see here

https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-help/net-antivirus.html

If you are sure you want antivirus however try here

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

or here

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

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