antivirus, spyware tool and firewall

[Guest REBOUND101]

hi all just installed linux like 30mins ago lol and waaas wondering what antiviru/spyware/firewall can i use in linux also when u dl stuff off the net whatrs the best program to "open" the said file with ???

 

as u all can tell im complete nebie to this so any other suggestion or comments about good stuff to do to make everything better is ok too

 

 

 

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[aioshin]

I dont use spyware and antivirus on my linux box..., but you can do so, try to check the link below

 

firewall... https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=25673

antivirus... https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=25687

 

about spyware, I think you just have to check from time to time the security advisories..

https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showforum=33

[tyme]

I have yet to hear of, see, or otherwise encounter one piece of spyware for Linux. It's really non-existant at this point.

 

There exist, at most, 4 or 5 virii for Linux - none of which any current Linux system is vulnerable to.

 

Firewalls, are - of course - a good thing in any operating system. You already have one, if you are running Mandrake/Mandriva. You can access it through the Mandrake Control Center, under Internet (or something of that nature). The defaults are usually good, with everything blocked.

 

Another thing that you won't have to worry about in Linux that you did in the old Windows world: defragmenting your hard drive.

[arctic]

Apart from iptables I also use firestarter as a firewall on all o fmy boxes. It has a nice graphical frontend. :)