Re: Virus software? do I need it?

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On Wednesday 27 August 2008 20:18:37 Jeffrey Engle wrote:
> Is virus software a must have? I'm trying Fedora 9, used Mac OS X for
> years without it. What say you? Jeff

If you serve windows boxes, for instance as a mail server, then you need AV to 
protect them.  So far there has been no need for AV for linux.  You probably 
know that windows viruses don't run under linux, and it is very much harder 
to write a virus that can get to system files in linux, but sooner or later, 
IMO, someone will at least manage to write one that damages your user data.

So - do you need AV?  Probably not, at the moment, but ClamAV is good, free, 
and not difficult to use.

Anne

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