Re: Linux and virus

From: Michal Kosmulski (michal_at_taka.sobie.domena.pl)
Date: 08/14/03 

Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:50:28 +0300

> Does one need to install an antivirue with linux and if so what are the best
> ones around
You don't need any. While there are antivirus programs for linux, they
are rather used to find and remove viruses from mail processed by a mail
server (since someone might read the mail on a pc running windows) than
for protecting the linux box itself. Since there are as well as no linux
viruses, you don't need to install antivirus software except for special
cases as described above.
Michal

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