![]() ![]() It's best to avoid Wine if at all possible. There again, since Wine is not Windows there is some debate over whether antivirus even makes sense for it. The only possible exception I can see is if you run Wine (since it provides a Windows compatibility layer, some viruses can run in it). ![]() When you scan with antivirus in Linux, it can come back with false positives (since it really doesn't understand Linux) that if you remove or quarantine may mess up your system. On Windows workstations, Datto RMM polls the Security Center information from the WMI to ascertain the antivirus suite that is installed. ![]() Should I be worried? No! They can't run or do anything. In fact, I've got a folder right now in Linux that contains viruses I removed from Windows. See How to Manually compile Auto-Protect kernel modules for Endpoint Protection for Linux for more information. Installing the Symantec Agent for Linux 14.3 RU1 Antivirus protection is always required, regardless of the type of system one works on, be it a physical or a virtual one. kernel-devel, linux-headers, kernel-source, linux-source. The tools package name varies, depending on the Linux release and version: e.g. Since Linux is incapable of running Windows code, the viruses can't do anything to your linux box. Development tools are available from Linux installer discs or repositories. ![]() All antivirus (even antivirus that claims to be for Linux) only scans for Windows viruses-i.e. but antivirus on Linux is useless at best and can actually mess your system up. I know it's not the answer you want to hear. ![]()
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