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The Inquirer: Free AVG 7.1 for Linux is a Must Have

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 24, 2006

“Much less Linux viruses exist when one compares the numbers to
ones on the ubiquitous Windows, but with compatibility libraries
like WINE to run windows software on Linux, and ‘windows-on-Linux’
virtualisation products like Win4Lin an antivirus on Linux is
essential.

“My favourite antivirus on Windows systems is AVG from Grisoft,
as it’s one of the more lean and it’s not a CPU hog, the company
also offers a free edition for non-commercial, home use…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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