Viruses and malware are incredibly rare in Linux. They do exist though the likelihood of getting a virus on your Linux OS is very low. Linux based operating systems also have additional security patches that are updated regularly to keep it safer. The userbase of Linux is tiny when compared to Windows.

Is there any virus for Linux?

There has not been a single widespread Linux virus or malware infection of the type that is common on Microsoft Windows; this is attributable generally to the malware’s lack of root access and fast updates to most Linux vulnerabilities. …

Why Linux has no virus?

In no modern Operating System viruses are an issue for the sensible user. So viruses are an issue if you’re not sensible. Viruses in fact don’t get harmful unless you actually run them. … However, running Ubuntu or Linux in general lets you be statistically less prone to get infected by viruses.