I know Ubuntu doesn't have viruses but if you do download something that has a virus that could infect windows, could it spread through the network and infect a windows PC on the same wireless network like a worm?
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possible duplicate of Why aren't viruses an issue? – Marc Vanhoomissen Sep 03 '15 at 12:46
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3possible duplicate of Do I need to have 'antivirus software' installed? – Pilot6 Sep 03 '15 at 12:55
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Ubuntu doesn't have viruses
You mean malware and yes it does have viruses.
could it spread through the network and infect a windows PC on the same wireless network like a worm?
Not unless it either runs on Linux to go through the network or it gets transferred through other means.
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at the university where I am working we have mainly Ubuntu systems and a few windows computers also. Through the last few years we never had experience any problems like that, beside from the Windows Computers, which once or twice got a virus.
So I dont think that you need to worry about it!
Just my thoughts
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