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Ok, I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for the FIRST time
Now what?
Do I really need a firewall and antivirus protection? Is it safe to use online banking & shopping on Ubuntu 12.04? I know nothing about Ubuntu OS. What do you guys suggest? Thanks |
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My personal choice is to never online bank with any o/s |
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I am not an online banker on my XP or Ubuntu or Mint
I would think it unwise to Bank online with free Anti-virus |
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Ok, I guess I will go back Windows XP then. Thanks for your reply anyway.
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Why on earth would you want to do that?
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It is safe to do anything on Linux that you would do in Windows. Keep in mind that the security of something like a bank website depends on more than just your computer, though. (Do they use SSL to encrypt the traffic? Do they store login credentials in plain text or as a hash/cipher? Etc.) Linux is in many ways a lot safer than Windows due entirely to the fact that it has a much smaller market share and thus it is not a valuable target for malware. Do you think a malware author would prefer to write 1 virus that targets 90%+ of all computers on the Internet (Windows) or multiple viruses that each target 0.1% of all computers on the Internet (various different Linux distributions). Think about it for a minute. Don't blindly believe that Linux is immune to all viruses -- no operating system is. Linux is far less likely to encounter a virus, though, due to a smaller market share and good security measures. |
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I will only do online banking on linux and you DO NOT need an antivirus at this time.
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Thanks Kage.... I really appreciate your clarification. You seem to know a lot about Linux/Ubuntu. |
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