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Re:Linux Myths Series: Linux Doesn't Need an Antivirus (2020) by itvision on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:18PM (#26702537)
My friends sometimes have to download odd software from the net and their AV's have helped them avoid disasters.
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Re:Linux Myths Series: Linux Doesn't Need an Antivirus (2020) by matkoniecz on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:44PM (#26702886)
Well, 2020 was not a year of Linux of desktop. How many people use Linux AND fail to notice obvious signs AND download malware/viruses common enough to be detected by antiviruses?
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Re:Linux Myths Series: Linux Doesn't Need an Antivirus (2020) by sliken on Monday April 05, 2021 @03:38PM (#26703597)
Did they download a random anti-virus program from the net?

Which ones are the secure ones?

How did they know it was avoided? Did a popup from the software they installed tell them so?

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Re:Linux Myths Series: Linux Doesn't Need an Antivirus (2020) by itvision on Monday April 05, 2021 @03:59PM (#26703859)
Noticed a popup "Malware has been disinfected" and the bad files were automatically moved to a quarantine. Don't remember the AV which was used.
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