What's the best anti-virus for Fedora?

• Jun 1, 2007

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Hey,
Is antivirus is needed for browsing net in fedora???.. If so , which is best and pl give links for downloading that software....

Thanks in advance..

Venkatesan.s

 

• Jun 1, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

Norton Antivirus , search google for link

 

• Jun 1, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

I think so too

 

• Jun 2, 2007

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Anti virus??

Norton no works fine for me, but ithin pc-cillin is a good option or avast antivirus (free software)

 

• Jun 2, 2007

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Anti virus??

use symantec corporate edition.

 

• Jun 2, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

McAfee - Antivirus Software is good

 

• Jun 2, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

are you talking about Linux or Windows? all of these anti virus are for windows as far as i think. I used FC6 and now using Kubuntu 7.04. i don't have any problem. everything is fine without any antivirus.

 

• Jun 3, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

yes, why need an antivirus with Linux OS?

 

• Jun 3, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

AVG Free is yet to let me down

 

• Jun 4, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

How u r saying there will be no virus with Linux???...

 

• Jun 7, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

venkat3271 said:

How u r saying there will be no virus with Linux???...

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There is but why worry too much?

 

• Jun 9, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

How u r saying there will be no virus with Linux???...

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i have seen on ubuntu cd that "ubuntu is free from viruses"

 

• Jun 14, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

u04f061 said:

How u r saying there will be no virus with Linux???...

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i have seen on ubuntu cd that "ubuntu is free from viruses"

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Nothing is free from virus !

 

• Jun 14, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

Well, just imagine this: there are about 65,000 known viruses for Windows and about >10 for Linux, That's the difference.....

 

• Jun 15, 2007

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Anti virus??

There is no real need for anti-virus under Linux if and only if you remember the cardinal rule don't run applications as root ! Then there is little or no chance of any bug getting in your system!

But if you need an anti-virus use avira it's free, and in the latest anti-virus tests it rated higher then all the anti-viruses listed above

Added after 10 minutes:

here's a quick link
<url>http://avira-antivir-linux-workstation.avira-gmbh.qarchive.org/</url>
Most distros include a free anti-vir in the install CD/DVD so check if you have one

 

• Jun 21, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

I never install an anti-virus software with Linux. sometime it interfered with other program

 

• Jun 22, 2007

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Re: Anti virus??

I never have an antivirus software installed in my Linux box, I am curious to know where can I get free good AV for Linux?