The short answer is No. No existing operating system is malware proof. But there is no significant threat of a Linux virus so far and there are a lot of people watching out for that.
Whenever somebody hear Linux for the first time, this particular question is going to come up. Invariably, this person is using Windows and their eyes go wide when they hear that a Linux machine is not affected by the latest Windows virus. I also add of course that a Mac is also not affected by a Windows virus.
Then comes the secondary question: what sort of anti-virus do you use? I don't know about other linux users but I don't use an anti-virus. I don't use an anti-virus because the threat of a linux virus infecting my machine is insignificant.
It is possible to infect a linux machine. Maybe this light hearted article can show you.
Whenever somebody hear Linux for the first time, this particular question is going to come up. Invariably, this person is using Windows and their eyes go wide when they hear that a Linux machine is not affected by the latest Windows virus. I also add of course that a Mac is also not affected by a Windows virus.
Then comes the secondary question: what sort of anti-virus do you use? I don't know about other linux users but I don't use an anti-virus. I don't use an anti-virus because the threat of a linux virus infecting my machine is insignificant.
It is possible to infect a linux machine. Maybe this light hearted article can show you.
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