There is plenty of malware that targets Linux due to its prevalence in mission critical architecture! Also, someone who is recently returning to desktops and likely new to Linux as a whole will be more likely to blindly run windows executables with a compatibility layer like wine, which can still infect the system.
The only case where I'd use a virus scanner is when I'd host a file server for Windows systems.
Btw, ClamAV is slow and generally awful. It has many false positives and negatives that you get spammed all the time. It's also buggy and it's not a good sign for security product.
I'd still recommend Linux, if you want to be safe. Windows has never been designed with security in mind. It's not even a proper multiuser system.
Anyway I can see your point, but just in case the OP wants to try a different operating system where you don’t have these problems, it’s good to know about Linux.
There are virus scanners for it, sure, but they are hardly used outside of enterprise environments and there almost no virus writers targeting Linux. It’s a different world.
Takumidesh@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Bad advice!
There is plenty of malware that targets Linux due to its prevalence in mission critical architecture! Also, someone who is recently returning to desktops and likely new to Linux as a whole will be more likely to blindly run windows executables with a compatibility layer like wine, which can still infect the system.
microsoft.com/…/rise-in-xorddos-a-deeper-look-at-…
If you are using Linux, I recommend clamAV.
nakal@kbin.social 2 years ago
The only case where I'd use a virus scanner is when I'd host a file server for Windows systems.
Btw, ClamAV is slow and generally awful. It has many false positives and negatives that you get spammed all the time. It's also buggy and it's not a good sign for security product.
I'd still recommend Linux, if you want to be safe. Windows has never been designed with security in mind. It's not even a proper multiuser system.
Spider89@lemmy.world 2 years ago
ClamAV is fine as an AV. (Albeit, Designed for mail.)
As long as you aren’t downloading anyting stupid, you should be fine.
Plus, Common Sense is the best AV.
1984@lemmy.today 2 years ago
No it would infect wine, not Linux.
Anyway I can see your point, but just in case the OP wants to try a different operating system where you don’t have these problems, it’s good to know about Linux.
There are virus scanners for it, sure, but they are hardly used outside of enterprise environments and there almost no virus writers targeting Linux. It’s a different world.
Spider89@lemmy.world 2 years ago
WINE isn’t a container, it will hijack your data.
1984@lemmy.today 2 years ago
Of course it’s not a container but wine is windows running in Linux. So wine will be infected, which means your windows apps may be infected also.