AVG and Avast have set themselves up as the ‘go to’ providers; their rating and performance have long reflected their popularity. ClamAV still is a great option for independent scanning; it’s updated regularly and it’s a cross platform anti-virus which provides consistency.

Just to show it’s possible, the Ubuntu community has a page for showing that viruses have been found /reported. Here that is.

Of course, one of the keys to keeping a clean system is not to visit sites of bad karma; you know what I mean. If it’s bad and your little person says you really shouldn’t be looking for that- you should really listen.

I guess the issue is not so much your going to get a virus, but you may give it to someone else [if you forwarded an email]. I received an email the other day from an old school mate that notified me that her Facebook account had been hacked and the contacts in her Facebook were being sent these emails saying, ‘visit this link/video’- well, I did, but nothing happened. So I was safe, and since Windows is the more common Operating System; it’s the most likely the target of that attack.

One thing that keeps Ubuntu safe is the fact you’ve to give it authorization to do certain things. While some may look at this as a pain in the ass, for me it’s just nice to know the computer is not going to do what I don’t want it to do.

I still don’t have anti-virus installed on my laptop, but if I was going to install it I’d install Avast. It has served me well in the Windows world and I like to stick with things that work.

Here’s the link to download Avast!.

Just having this information helps to make a better decision and I hope this helps you.

Thanks,
LHenryJr.
www.lehsys.com

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