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Is livepatch an antivirus program like Windows Defender and McAfee Total Protection and Norton?

anonymous
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    Does this answer your question? [Do I need to use canonical Livepatch?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1089584/do-i-need-to-use-canonical-livepatch). See also: [Do I need antivirus?](https://askubuntu.com/q/10373) – Nmath Nov 22 '21 at 00:37

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No, livepatch is not a malware scanner or detector.

It is a tool that allows installing updates and upgrading to a new kernel without rebooting.

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