Antivirus and anti spam for ubuntu desktop

[valhalla2100 at comcast.net]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Amedee Van Gasse" <amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be>
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:35:58 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: Antivirus and anti spam for ubuntu desktop

On 21-03-10 04:08, valhalla2100 at comcast.net wrote:
> I was not catching on because I had not read all of
> the replies until now.  I may have answered a later
> reply.
>
> However, the statement that there are no viruses or
> malware for LINUX is not correct.
>
> It is possible that I did not get infected and the
> problem could have been due to defects of Ubuntu
> 9.10 but I doubt it.  I did not change anything with
> the OS.

Prove it! Prove that you got infected by a virus, and that your problem 
can't be fixed by deleting or resetting your Firefox profile.

If you can't prove it, then please stop spreading rumours and wrong 
information.

If you *can* prove it, then the issue should be adressed immediately 
because it would mean that millions of other Linux users are also 
vulnerable. So there is a bug responsibility on your shoulders...

-- 

If you read my first e/m note you would know the events of the last 
day that I used Ubuntu.  

Repeat: I turned the computer on and attempted to send an e/m note.
Got a message that stated - in effect - that that service could not
be mounted.

I shut the computer down and restarted.  I was not able to get into
Ubuntu.  There was a similar message for everything.  

The above was after I activated a embedded link of a Google Alert 
for PhotoShop Layers.  After the page open I was taken to another
site that filled the screen with pop ups.  The only way to get out
of that was to turn the power off. 

But you two guys don't have to rely on my belief of trojans or/and
malware existing for LINUX.  There have been numerous postings and
comments in technical articles on this.  It is not as bad as for
Windows.  YET!

I don't want to take time to debate you on this.  My purpose in
coming to this form is to seek help from the many who are willing
to provide it.

My decision to go to Debian or some other version was a reaction
to the bugginess.