http://linuxexchange.org/questions/12/firewalls-anti-virus-and-spyware<p>I've just started using Linux a couple of days ago when my windowsXP restore disk for my laptop wouldn't work, so I decided to try Ubuntu instead. So far I'm really enjoying using it. I liked it so much that this morning I created a 2nd partition on my desktop PC and installed Ubuntu to that as well.</p> <p>I would like to ask about firewalls, anti-virus and spyware. Well basically do I need a firewall and anti-virus and what sort of risk is spyware to Linux systems?</p>enTue, 14 Jun 2011 11:37:36 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/12/firewalls-anti-virus-and-spyware#2592<p>Please accept an answer, or provide more details so we can help.</p>rfelsburgTue, 14 Jun 2011 11:37:36 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/12/firewalls-anti-virus-and-spyware#2592http://linuxexchange.org/questions/12/firewalls-anti-virus-and-spyware/17<p>A few points of clarification... Linux has had a few proof-of-concept malware and viruses in the past - only real problem is if you run your system as the ROOT user. Your own user account could get mangled, but that wouldn't affect the rest of the system (unlike Windows.) If your Linux (Ubuntu) box will be processing email (or as a SAMBA file server) for Windows users, then you might want to have anti-virus software (ClamAV is one option) running to scan Windows files BEFORE they get to the Windows users. Just my $.02 worth.</p> <p>-*-Bill</p>beelyTue, 13 Apr 2010 01:39:10 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/12/firewalls-anti-virus-and-spyware/17