I'm about to install bazzite on my wife's older (2017) Windows 10 machine, and I've been going over how to recreate everything she currently has. Most programs (even proprietary ones) are not an issue, but I'm not finding much in the antivirus department.

I never even thought to install one on my Linux machine (also on bazzite, but I have used other distros in the past). So although I am no stranger to Linux, this issue blindsided me.

I know clamav exists, and I'm educating myself on how to use it, but a GUI would be nice for the wife. She's not afraid of the terminal, but she likes the convenience of GUI programs.

Any suggestions? What do you use? Or is it just generally accepted that one should be careful and keep things up-to-date and that's enough?

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[–] 5 points 11 months ago (10 children)

What makes you think that a "antivirus" is going to do anything?

Security is hard

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (9 children)

    Security is hard and as Linux becomes a more lucrative target for malware something will slip through. We've already seen attempted supply chain attacks with xz and we know that Linux ransomware is out there. AV isn't a silver bullet; it's another layer in your defences.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (4 children)

    Your comment seemed like you were saying not to have AV at all

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I am not the guy you replied to, I am the guy calling out arrogance for not using AV

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