> > first who uses exe files on linux ? second as Bhanuvrat said I don't > think any malicious exe file even can harm linux.
Quite a few people use Wine. And Wine's own documentation says Windows malware can harm your Linux-box-running-Wine. > So what is the the > sense of keeping these antivirus packages on repos ? > Linux does have its own set of malware, mainly rootkits, though obsolete. These packages can be lifesavers on a mission-critical machine. Regards, Chhatoi Pritam Baral -- LUG@IITD - http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
