On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, dlegion wrote:

> Is there a linux antivirus program outthere, does linux need somthing like 
> that.  I'v been downloading and viewing all sorts of things but have not ran 
> into a virus one!  I know that if I downloaded like this in windows I would 
> have contracted a virus if I did not have some sort of protection.
> If linux does not need such a thing , Why?

No one wants to write a virus for free.  What's the incentive?  People pay 
good money for Windows, so they get the very best.