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Want a free antivirus for Ubuntu Linux.

Asked by Aditya

Hi,

I am searching for a free antivirus for Ubuntu Linux. Can anyone guide me?

Regards,
Aditya

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Murali Krishna Marimekala (murali-marimekala) said : 		#1

Hi Aditya,

No need to worry about Virus in Ubuntu. Just enable your firewall that would be fine.

Please follow this procedure here http://www.funnestra.org/ubuntu/hardy/#ufw

--Murali

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Murali Krishna Marimekala (murali-marimekala) said : 		#2

If firewall is not enough then I prefer Avast Antivirus. Its trust worthy too

You can see procedure here http://www.ubuntugeek.com/avast-antivirus-for-ubuntu-desktop.html

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Martin Kaufmann (martin.kaufmann) said : 		#3

Have you ever try ClamAV? When you dont know how, here is a Tutorial: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-install-clam-antivirus-with-gtk-frontend-gui.html

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abhishek h a (vasisthabi) said : 		#4

i dont think u need a anti virus for ubuntu as no one can write virus for linux and if u enable your firewall tats more tan enough

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Alpo Turunen (alpo-turunen) said : 		#5

If you really want an antivirus program then install chkrootkit.
Type the following command in terminal:
sudo apt-get install chkrootkit
It runs every day and scans your computer for common linux viruses.

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