Antivirus Solutions for linux

It's naive to say that Linux systems are immune to viruses. Linux systems are seldom attacked by viruses because very few viruses are developed targeting Linux systems. Officially Linux desktops are now more than 1% in desktop markets shares. It's the time when people should start thinking about Linux anti-viruses. There are some free/non free solutions: 
1. Avast Linux Home Edition
Avast is famous anti-virus for providing free anti-virus for windows, now they are providing free anti-virus for increasing Linux systems.
Software details:

• Antivirus kernel 
• Automatic updates
• Internationalization
• User interface
• Virus chest
• Command-line scanner

 The antivirus kernel of avast! for Linux is identical to the kernel for Windows systems.
The latest version of the avast! antivirus kernel features outstanding detection abilities, together with high performance.The Simple User Interface is used to start on-demand scanning, to work with the results and to change the various scan options.Experienced users will appreciate the classic on-demand scanner, controlled from the command line. It enables files to be scanned in specified directories and both on local and remote volumes.The Linux version also has a chest directory where suspicious files are stored.Currently, avast! for Linux is available in the following languages: English, Czech, Portuguese (Brazil), Bulgarian, Finnish, French.

 2. AVG is another famous name in anti-virus market. AVG provides 5 types of linux anti-viruses.
They all have different extension: deb, rpm, sh, gz(linux) & gz(free BSD). This makes them compatible to different distros of linux ranging from Ubuntu to free BSD. It's another free anti-virus which is the demand of open source technologies. AVG supports a virus encyclopedia to keep record of viruses, also has a online forum.

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