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94 questions linked to/from Do I need to have antivirus software installed?
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The best free anti-virus software on ubuntu [duplicate]
do I really need to install anti-virus software for Ubuntu machine? what is the recommendation for free anti-virus software?
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suitable anti virus for ubuntu 20.04
I am using Ubuntu 20.04. Since yesterday, I have been seeing notifications that"your data is under threat...rqstz.stoneheartseeker.top.you need to install anti-virus...when I click that it asks ...
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How do I install an older kernel in jammy and later Ubuntu?
There were similar questions before, e.g. How do I install an old kernel? but this was in the pre jammy era.
Currently it seems that older packages gets removed from the package list on Canonical ...
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How can I ensure that Impress / Powerpoint presentations are virus free?
I use Ubuntu 20.04.
I am aware that viruses exists for all operating systems (Linux included). However, it is rather uncommon to get infected on Ubuntu. Besides that, to avoid any malicious software, ...
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Is Ubuntu Livepatch an antivirus software? [duplicate]
Is livepatch an antivirus program like Windows Defender and McAfee Total Protection and Norton?
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Antivirus in Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I have recently made a switch to Ubuntu from Windows just because Windows is more prone to viruses. We all know Ubuntu isn't also 100% immune to viruses/intruders. Is there any need of installing ...
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ClamAV: Unknown response from database.clamav.net
I have installed ClamAV 0.103 version.
When I run the freshclam manually I get the following response:
ClamAV update process started at Wed Mar 17 15:43:55 2021
daily.cld database is up to date (...
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Why it is hard for virus to crack Linux file system although it is so open? [closed]
I've just started my journey in Linux by installing Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, trying to learn about it's file system and working method and faced a question that why a normal user doesn't face any virus issue ...
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How to stay safe on Ubuntu [duplicate]
I am a complete noob to linux. And I have installed ubuntu on my laptop.
My concern is Security. A lot of sources online say I don't need any anivirus software, can someone explain why this is? I ...
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Antivirus on Ubuntu? [duplicate]
My laptop came installed with Windows 10 Pro and has Antivirus Protection.
I planned to install Ubuntu alongside windows in a dual-boot configuration. So I installed Ubuntu with 100GB of space. ...
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How do I know if my Ubuntu system has a virus?
I am quite new to the Ubuntu system, currently using Ubuntu 18.04. I've been a Windows user since a kid (but I'm not a technogeek). I was wondering if Ubuntu can be affected by viruses and how can I ...
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Antivirus for Ubuntu 18.04 with real-time protection [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04, is there any antivirus that can protect me from virus when I'm installing packages from Ubuntu repository or install python packages with pip or conda? I know that there are ...
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Antivirus for Ubuntu 18.04
I have upgraded into Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. I have worked primarily with Windows and secondarily with Ubuntu (14.04 and 16.04). I will work with Ubuntu 18.04 as my main Operational System (distribution). ...
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What is recommended for fighting threats on an Ubuntu system? [closed]
I'm fairly new to GNU/Linux and I've recently migrated to Ubuntu because I've heard and read it's one of the best distros to try when you're learning Linux. However, I'm looking for something to ...
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Is it safe to use Ubuntu for personal use? [duplicate]
i've seen some videos where Ubuntu has a lot off advantages over windows 10 and I've switched too Ubuntu now. But since I was so used too have an antivirus protection on windows 10. So I ask, before I ...
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