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I'm new to Ubuntu, a complete rookie. I'm using Ubuntu 15.10 64-bit. And I'm trying to install ESET NOD32 anti-virus on Linux desktop, the 64-bit version of course. I just downloaded the file eset_nod32av_64bit_pt_br.linux (I'm Portuguese).

When I execute the file, the console pops up. I enter the password but the console says it's wrong and I know it's not wrong. The error I am getting is: wrong password, command failed to execute, Aborted (core dumped). I even tried this tutorial.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!

usmanayubsh
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Ruy Jorge
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  • I would like to point out this from [security.se], and the feeling of me and many other Linuxistas is that antivirus is mostly superfluous, if you're not stupid. I'm not saying you never need it, and there are use cases, but for normal userland it's not really needed. – cat Jan 21 '16 at 18:10

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You probably don't need an anti-virus if it's your personal computer. GNU/ Linux has a different permissions model and there are way less threats for your client GNU/ Linux based computer.

The extension .linux sounds funny to me. I would look for something which ends with .deb!

In case you really want an anti-virus for Linux, I would go for Avast: http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-install-and-update-avast-antivirus-in-ubuntu be sure to take the amd64 version if possible. Visit this official repository: http://files.avast.com/lin/repo/pool/ and take this file: avast_2.1.0-1_amd64.deb which is currently the latest.

Else, look for Debian in dists, since Ubuntu is based on Debian an is compatible with it.

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  • Of course, you should look up older similar questions: http://askubuntu.com/questions/10373/do-i-need-to-have-antivirus-software-installed – AdamKalisz Jan 21 '16 at 15:30