Avast antivirus for linux

[Atzelan]

Joseph schrieb:
> Ioannis Vranos wrote:
>> Matthias Andersson wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> Would it be possible to add Avast antivirus for linux into the Ubuntu
>>> repositories? The software is free for download - the only licensing
>>> issue is that the users will then have to get a license key from the
>>> avast homepage (this also free of charge).
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Matthias Andersson
>>
>> f-prot for linux is even better, it is free, it doesn't require a key
>> and also there is xfprot.
>>
> 
> 
> Something bothers me with this....
> 
> I'm told that Linus is, a far as we know, impervious to virus'....   so why is there an anti-virus for an OS which doesn't 
> get sick?
> 
> 
> 

No system will ever be "impervious to virus". Linux is just a lot better 
than many other systems (esp. the one with the w), mainly because:
"Like other Unix systems, Linux implements a multi-user environment 
where users are granted specific privileges and there is some form of 
access control implemented. As such, viruses typically have a diminished 
ability to change or impact the host system."
See the rest at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_computer_viruses
Greetings.