Firewalls and virus scaners?

[Brian McKee]

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Courtenay W <hd_sheena at shaw.ca> 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?

See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailingListFAQs/AVopinionsOnTheMailingList
and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailingListFAQs/securingNewInstall

Brian
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bool /apps/update-notifier/auto_launch false