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View Poll Results: What sort of protection do you have on your Linux install?
I have antivirus protection
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9.59%
I do not have antivirus protection, but I have a firewall
38
52.05%
I do not have antivirus protection, but I keep my files regularly backed up
If Windows is installed on a machine with a live connection to the net (e.g., an always on cable connection), studies show it will be infected within 20 minutes, even with no action taken by the user.
In other words, if you can be seen (pinged) from the net, you can (and will) be targeted.
Originally posted by klaperle Talk about head in the sand syndrome!
Anyone who doesnt have antivirus installed on their system is spreading it - its that simple!
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There, I said it - believe what you want, but I cant stress enough that people get their their head out of the sand, take a look around and put up a fence before sticking thier head back in.
Only if they're fowarding Junk! Sure there are a few, and it's not a bad idea to run an AV of some kind. But using some common sense about opening email, being behind a firewall, I just can't buy it...
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