Do I need antivirus software for my Otech computer?

Linux doesn’t generally need an anti-virus program, but there are anti-virus programs for Linux if you wish to use one.  Here are some links to free Linux antivirus software:

• Avast:  avast! Linux Home Edition represents an antivirus solution for the increasingly popular Linux platform. The Home Edition is offered free of charge but only for home, non-commercial use.  http://www.avast.com/linux-home-edition

• AVG: Basic antivirus protection for Linux/FreeBSD available to download for free. Free virus protection for your PC.  http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-alf

• Clam AV: ClamAV is an open source (GPL) antivirus engine designed for detecting Trojans, viruses, malware and other malicious threats. It is the de facto standard for mail gateway scanning. It provides a high performance mutli-threaded scanning daemon, command line utilities for on demand file scanning, and an intelligent tool for automatic signature updates.http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/download/packages/packages-linux/