does ubuntu require antivirus?

[harke]

hi all,

recently when i was visiting this website...theonlydevice.com .... the browser(firefox) gave me a waring that this site may have virus and i need to install antivirus software..

I saw a thread in this forum where it said the user had got an anitivirus software called ClamTx from add/remove programs section... but i just got a program called "virus scanner"

r there viruses for linux??? i thought linux was free of viruses.. what antivirus software should i install??

i use ubuntu 8.10 x64 ... i have dual OS ubuntu and windows vista...
does the affected files in vista also created problems in ubuntu?

[Dngrsone]

There are few viruses for linux, and none that I am aware of are 'in the wild' as it were.

Yes, there are antivirus and anti-malware programs for linux. I have CLAM AV running on my firewall and it scans the data going through to the network to protect all my computers, linux and Win alike.

[bodhi.zazen]

In general no. If you are running a mail or file server (samba) with windows clients perhaps.

See the sticky at the tip of these forums.