Kyle
The problem with Clam-av is it does not prevent maleware before it gets into your system where as sophos does protect it from at least 11 million some hundred thousand known maleware. If LL is running on Ubuntu 16.04 there should be already an anti-virus and firewall built in, at least according to their website which comes with it.
Secure 16.04
"With a built-in firewall and virus protection software, Ubuntu is one of the most secure operating systems around. And the long-term support releases give you five years of security patches and updates."
Secure Boot which comes with HP`s that have Windows mounted on the newer systems is supposed to protect from Boot Kits which can be particularly difficult to detect and remove and can take control of your computer without you ever even knowing. All Microsoft desktops and and laptops with Windows 8 or later must be equipped with Secure Boot. On mine I can switch from Secure Boot to Legacy. Problem is it is a pain to work around adding Secure Boot back in. For most larger Linux Distros it is not a big deal as they have keys recognized by the UEFI so booting is not a problem. Smaller Distros do not generally have a recognized key and won`t boot into a UEFI system without a workaround. Linux has become quite popular around the world and has recently attracted the attention of hackers as recently demonstrated on Mint and Soft pedia.
My system 4xIntel® Core™ i3-4170 CPU @ 3.70 GHz UEFI .I am retired with no need and no desire to dual boot. Like things simple and easy, Life`s hard enough with enough complex problems and complications of it`s own without making more for myself.
The problem with Clam-av is it does not prevent maleware before it gets into your system where as sophos does protect it from at least 11 million some hundred thousand known maleware. If LL is running on Ubuntu 16.04 there should be already an anti-virus and firewall built in, at least according to their website which comes with it.
Secure 16.04
"With a built-in firewall and virus protection software, Ubuntu is one of the most secure operating systems around. And the long-term support releases give you five years of security patches and updates."
Secure Boot which comes with HP`s that have Windows mounted on the newer systems is supposed to protect from Boot Kits which can be particularly difficult to detect and remove and can take control of your computer without you ever even knowing. All Microsoft desktops and and laptops with Windows 8 or later must be equipped with Secure Boot. On mine I can switch from Secure Boot to Legacy. Problem is it is a pain to work around adding Secure Boot back in. For most larger Linux Distros it is not a big deal as they have keys recognized by the UEFI so booting is not a problem. Smaller Distros do not generally have a recognized key and won`t boot into a UEFI system without a workaround. Linux has become quite popular around the world and has recently attracted the attention of hackers as recently demonstrated on Mint and Soft pedia.
My system 4xIntel® Core™ i3-4170 CPU @ 3.70 GHz UEFI .I am retired with no need and no desire to dual boot. Like things simple and easy, Life`s hard enough with enough complex problems and complications of it`s own without making more for myself.