I just switched to linux and totally forgot about this. Do I really not need one? 99% of what I do is steam gaming anyway so I’m not too worried, worst case I just format and reinstall, but still…
Nah just enable and enforce apparmor, use bubblewrap for the browser or unknown sources. Clamav is mostly useful for ingress detection on like email or ftp servers
‘The best anti-virus is common sense [current year]’ - was a meme more than decade ago and is still true. Linux is not safer than any other OS.
The reason why people think otherwise is because statistically, when bad actors release malware it’s made for the OS with the largest market share. Which for computers, is still Windows by a landslide.
I just switched to linux and totally forgot about this. Do I really not need one? 99% of what I do is steam gaming anyway so I’m not too worried, worst case I just format and reinstall, but still…
Most malware is not Linux compatible. However the stuff that is will fuck you over very hard. Get clamav set a cron
Nah just enable and enforce apparmor, use bubblewrap for the browser or unknown sources. Clamav is mostly useful for ingress detection on like email or ftp servers
‘The best anti-virus is common sense [current year]’ - was a meme more than decade ago and is still true. Linux is not safer than any other OS.
The reason why people think otherwise is because statistically, when bad actors release malware it’s made for the OS with the largest market share. Which for computers, is still Windows by a landslide.
better be safe than sorry so get Clamav and scan your system frequently