Typical ... once again and from a Penguim user no less ...
Say what you will about Linux, but I haven’t spent a dime in years for antivirus and utility software. That money stays in my pocket. Nor do I worry about administering 3 or 4 programs to keep the system cleaned up. The same hardware than ran Windows runs Linux much faster without the security overhead. I’ve never had any virus or malware problems, either.
I hope you are perfectly satisfied with your OS, I certainly am with mine!