While Linux is not often targetted by malware, this can change and actually does change, and it already right now helps in distributing Windows-aiming malware. There is apparently no security suite for Linux out there that is really worth to pay money for. I recommend to consider these findings and implications: It’s useful to install a Linux anti-virus and run it occasionally (AFAIK there’s no real on-line antivirus for Linux). You always need to follow best practices for the security of your system. Someone who wants to hack your Linux box can do it. Linux is far less subject to malware than Windows but that is more a function of low Linux market share on desktops, not of intrinsic immunity of Linux to malware. Bitdefender is light and unobtrusive if you can install it (not always possible). With respect to Avast, it was a great program but for several years it has became heavier and heavier with all the bloat-ware, such that it’s really burdensome even on a fast computer.

You can always do that on a virtual machine, but it’s still Windows. Also Linux Wine while it runs many Windows programs is not 100% so that depending on how exotic the programs are that you need, you’re going to be left with a residue of programs that need Windows.

This is also true, but to a lesser extent, of Apple. Point 2 means that not all Windows programs or their equivalents can be found on Linux, so the more exotic the Windows program you use the less likely it is Linux will be your solution. Linux Mint is probably the most user friendly version of Linux and is a solution for anyone who 1)can’t afford or doesn’t want to live in the Apple walled garden, 2) has simple requirements that can easily be met by Linux.

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