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.
nakal@kbin.social 1 year 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 1 year 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.