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Hi specialbao1

None! That would be my answer:

http://www.linux.com/feature/60208

I'm not saying that there is no such thing as virus on Linux, but if you restrict the use of root access to minimum I cant see why you would loose sleep over it.

Have you had any problems with virus for your Linux distro?

If so - just for interest - I would like to know the distro name, and the name of the virus if possible

Kind Regards

Martin Andersen

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i'd use clamav or bitdefender, linux version.

Linux itself is not to succeptable to viruses, however if your on a windows network or sending emails to windows machines its nice to know your not "virusing" them. So most linux AV's dont run on demand unless they are told to.

If you are using kmail as your mail client it has av detection and will autoscan messages.

You can use these AV's to remove viruses on a windows NTFS partition is you are using the NTFS-3G driver.

Otherwise... in a linux only environment using webmail dont worry

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