Question About Security Software for Ubuntu

[Tony Baechler]

Georgina Joyce wrote:
>> I was just wondering if there are any good virus and 
>> spyware protection programs available for Ubuntu?
>>     
>
> As it is said on this forum, such problems are aimed at Windows users.
> Security is a big plust for using linux.  Of course antivirus software
> producers will take your money.  But I don't know of any that will be
> accessible.
>   



Hi,

What about ClamAv?  It is command line based so should be totally 
accessible and is well supported.  There used to also be F-Prot but I 
don't know if it's still supported.  It is non-free but worked well 
enough.  I've never heard of any spyware for Linux but I suppose it 
could be out there somewhere.  As long as you stick with Debian and 
Ubuntu packages, I wouldn't think this would be an issue.  Obviously the 
original poster needs to read more about Linux first.