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Question about Antivirus (piefed.social)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I have always heard not to use antivirus on Linux but I saw the post about a guy getting a RAT exploit backdoored through wine and it had me thinking should I be using ClamAV or some other antivirus for Linux?

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[–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

Anti-viruses' popularity is a bit paradoxical.

If something is good then it becomes popular, and then once it is popular malware developers add specific testing for that specific AV software so it becomes less good over time.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    I think what OP means is if there are any that have a clear technological advantage. Every windows computer comes with Defender these days, but it's still helpful at detecting malware.

    Wearing a condom isn't a 100% guarantee to prevent pregnancies, but that doesn't mean to just raw dog it every time.

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