Firewalls and virus scaners?

[Darryl Moore]

I would say everybody should have a firewall no matter what OS they are
running. Now having said that if your computer is on an internal network
which is connected to the Internet via a router, then you already have
one in the router.

As far as I know, most virus checkers on Linux look for Windows viruses
only.  They are useful if you still have windows clients on your
network, and your linux box is working as a mail server. However if your
network is 100% linux, then they are unnecessary, for the simple reason
that there are so few Linux targeted viruses out there in the first place.

cheers,
darryl

Courtenay W wrote:
> Hey,
> Relatively new to linux/ubuntu (about 9 months now), currently running
> 9.04.
> This is the first I've heard suggested to get a firewall and virus
> scanner. I realize there is always some risk of hack/malware, but my
> impression was that linux is seriously less at risk than, say, Windows.
> Am I wrong? Should I be running regular virus scans, as I did on
> Windows?
> Thanks,
> Courtenay W
> Calgary AB
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