fire wall & anti-virus? do i really need it

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I don't use either, as I have a firewall on my router and for the
viruses, if there is any you have to run them manually as root anyways.

Dimitri Mallis kirjoitti:
> hi all,
> 
> im just wondering if i really need to run a fire wall & anti-virus? are
> there any threats for linux/ubuntu users? are there even any viruses for
> linux?
> 
> i have ClamTk Virus Scanner installed but have never used it
> i also have Firestarter installed & have never used it, well actually i
> tried once & it blocked access to my local LAN so i just disabled it
> 
> thoughts?
> 
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