need linux antivirus programs

souflex

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hi everyone! i just recently installed ubuntu and i am trying to learn linux! can anyone suggest any antivirus programs they like or that are known to be good ? thanks :)
 

souflex

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ok thanks :)
 

MWP0004

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This is true.

Making a virus for Windows is like throwing a net into a fish filled ocean, and making a virus for Linux is like throwing a net into a pond, relatively, just because of the larger user base.

My main use for ClamAV was booting virus-riddled machines that were so bad they would not boot into windows into Ubuntu via removable media and then scanning them