Question: How Do I Install Antivirus on Linux?
Contents Do You Need Antivirus Software for Linux? It Isn’t Protecting Your Linux System – It’s Protecting the Windows Computers from Themselves. You Can Also...
Do you need antivirus software for Linux?
It isn’t protecting your Linux system – it’s protecting the Windows computers from themselves. You can also use a Linux live CD to scan a Windows system for malware. Linux isn’t perfect and all platforms are potentially vulnerable. However, as a practical matter, Linux desktops don’t need antivirus software.
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Does Linux have a built in antivirus?
Anti-virus software does exist for Linux, but you probably don’t need to use it. Viruses that affect Linux are still very rare. Some argue that this is because Linux is not as widely used as other operating systems, so no one writes viruses for it.
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