Does the Linux version of Avast offer real time protection?

I heard from some sites it does and others it just scans files and there is no real time.

 

No. It's on a demand and comand line scanner.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-for-linux-workstation.html

You really don't need on AV on Linux, most of them are on demand for Linux anyway. Nothing can get past the home folder anyway without logging in as root.

 

Don't forget /tmp

But, you definitely don't need an antivirus. Mainly due to the structure of logging in as a user only, and because it is hard for it to do any real damage since it is so contained. Also, very few viruses exist.

What you should be more worried about are attacks from remote, so disable anything uneeded (like ssh if you don't use it, and it you do use it, properly secure it).

Cheers

Alphalutra1

 

What is ssh?

 

Hello,
cheater, Google and Wiki are your friends.
You do not need an anti-virus for Linux.
Mrk

 

Wikipedia article