I'm running Linux Mint....Was wondering if an
antivirus was needed at all? I know most viruses are written for wangblows, but it is a good idea on a Linux desktop?
Antivirus for Linux?
Brody Reyes
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Adam Long
Common Sense 2019
If you get a virus on Windows you're stupid. If you get a virus on Linux you are legally retarded.
Jordan Taylor
Or you use packages from (((trusted))) 3rd parties.
Owen Brown
This it's hard as fuck to get a virus on Linux unless you are a fucking boomer or mentally disabled OP
Jacob Myers
If you're using anything UNIX-like you don't have common sense in the first place.
Evan Price
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Jose Hughes
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Levi Baker
running rkhunter on new years eve should be sufficient
Josiah Wood
So all systemD users are legally retarded?
Jack Collins
It's not needed on Windows either.
Jason Gutierrez
Because Windows is the virus
Jack Cooper
Charles Gutierrez
Objectively incorrect, you can get swiped with a 0day anytime.
Kevin Smith
Nowadays 90% of an "antivirus" business model is data mining and user profiling.
Oliver Martin
systemd notwithstanding?
Jordan Morales
Any few AVs you have for Linux will detect Window's virus
It is useful in a situation where you have Windows and Linux machines in the same network and you don't want a virus to spread around
Or if you have a Linux server and you want to scan for viruses in the emails
Joseph Ramirez
There is built-in "antivirus" for Linux in the form of SELinux, AppArmor and others - check if you have them setup currently. Other than that, don't run untrusted programs as root since that's your last line of defense. Windows has TrustedInstaller, UAC, and other protection layers but in Linux if you do something as root - it's final.
Luke Robinson
Do you run malware in your machine?
Ryder Barnes
uwutm8
Andrew Stewart
Well you better get an antivirus to stop those right?
Andrew Jackson
Assuming you're new since you're asking this so I'll drop some suggested reading
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Happy reading and good luck OP
Cooper Adams
This for detecting rootkits. ClamAV for general antivirus.
Hudson Cruz
Exploits are a special case of viruses
Matthew Phillips
If you're a boomer nodejs dev then it's probably easier than you think to get infected by malware on Linux. Too often people seem to be getting infected by one of the million dependencies in their retarded nodejs project.
David Wright
Please elaborate
Robert Rivera
are you using bsd or windows
Adrian Foster
Thanks user. Good to know there are still intelligent posters on Zig Forums.
Much appreciated, Thank you :)
To the Mods:
Not sure why this thread was anchored?
It seems a legitimate question for Linux users.
Josiah Flores
Security through obscurity has served me well.
Ayden Bell
You never need anti-virus or firewalls. Ever.
Wanna know how?
Never use the web, ever.
ALL PROBLEMS SOLVED!
Adam Nelson
how are you going to update your packages?
Joshua Campbell
its impossible to get a virus. unless you like phishing or let your dumb grand kid on your computer. anti-viruses are memes.