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Old 09-06-2006, 06:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Hi i recently got fed up with crappy xp so i installed ubuntu (linux) which i highly recommend. I was wondering wether anyone knew if it is worth me getting some sort of linux anti virus or does it not exsist?

Any and all help appreciated.
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Commercial or Freeware? Check this out:
http://www.google.com/Top/Computers/...ects/Security/

A good freeware is BitDefender Linux Edition v.7.0

You also may want to read this: http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/index.php?page=virus
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Old 09-06-2006, 10:47 AM   #3 (permalink)
 
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I recommend ClamAV. For a good firewall use APF.
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Old 09-06-2006, 12:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
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Thanks for the help guys.
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# 1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512MB
# ATI Radeon X1600 with 256MB VRAM
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# 20-inch TFT display
# 8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
# AirPort Extreme
# Bluetooth 2.0
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