One of my friend said that Ubuntu is Virus free I don't know whether it is true or not plz answer guyz I am new to this Community....
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- No ... even the Linux world is not entirely virus free
- BUT - the amount of known malware for linux is pretty small compared to the Windows world
- Most well known viruses are often focusing the windows world & often limited to Windows based on the used technique.
Want to know more?
Please consider reading this post - as it really collect already a big amount of information regarding your question. Wikipedia has an article about linux malware as well - might be worth a read as well. Additional information can be found in the Ubuntu Wiki.