And another Ubuntu convert!

[Bart Silverstrim]

Scott wrote:
> John Hubbard wrote:
>> I don't understand the opposition to anti virus.
> I don't know if there is any opposition.  For me I consider scanning 
> your Linux box as a little overkill when there are so very few Viruses. 
>   If someone wants to do it I say all the power to you, but I don't like 
> someone insulting me because I do not.  I have always recommended people 
> keep their systems up to date to make sure they are as secure as 
> possible.  I even have clam AV on my Linux box, even though I mostly use 
> it to scan windows drives.

Antivirus *doesn't solve the problem*. It's a stopgap measure that 
leaves you playing cat and mouse.

It's another tool.

It's also another vector for infection that can be targeted by malware.

It's also not a solution that you can sit back and rest on, since I've 
yet to hear of AV that detects 100% of signatures out there, and if you 
run multiple AV you eat up resources and risk interference with each 
other, and I've had far MORE problems with AV's that corrupt or goof a 
system up under Windows than I've had malware do damage.

Those are just some considerations.