szczuroarturoAntivirus recomendations
Avast! runs on Linux.
Personally I prefer to just avoid clicking on dodgy links. In the last 5 years I haven’t found any viruses. YMMV
Yeach that was my personal preference but the profliferation of streaming services each with their own exclusive shows made me sail the black seas once again, so i was wondering if there is something to scan downloaded files.
If its even possible in the first place to get a virus on Linux that way.
NiaIt is possible to get a virus on Linux that way, but largely less likely than on Windows (though again, still possible) Linux has less users, and a lot of viruses intended to run on Windows may not run on Linux at all. A lot of Linux viruses are also intended towards servers, rather than desktop users.
Not to say that it isn’t a concern, but the scale of the concern is lower in a way currently that it’s often more useful to just use a good content blocker like uBlock Origin (that has malware/virus blocking filters), DNS based malware blocking (ex: quad9), and/or just general precautions overall. Also, a lot of VPNs also have a toggle to turn on malware blocking DNS directly in their settings somewhere.
As others have said ClamAV is an option, but it’s intended more for email protection, it’ll catch some occasionally. Also running files on Virustotal.com is a good idea as well (though I wouldn’t do that one for any files plundered from the seven seas). Avast is technically on Linux as well, but I would not recommend them.
Yeach i ultimately instaled calmav/clamtk and it did not found anything on my already downloaded files so thats good(alghtough the from end is a bit laggy).
Alghtough im a bit suprised about Linux community hostility to anitviruses. As far as i am concerned doing sketchy stuff on pc is a fairly regular occurence, especialy if you are a power user(And most Linux users are in this category) , so added protection wont harm anyone especialy since Linux as far as i know dosent have the equivalent of Microsoft Defender by deafult .
Obviusly likelyhood of someone even making a virus for Linux is low but it is there
No judgement on what you’re doing online. In your case, don’t download untrusted files, stream where you can. For all users, whether on the black seas or not, you should as a matter of habit, use uBlock Origin in your browser, turn on the filterlists for security, ads, annoyances in particular.
alteropen@szczuroarturo @18107 best way to do this is first download the file in a VM (best way it to use a torrent) torrents with large amounts of seaders are generally safer.
download in a VM and then use something else to monitor and scan the file locally
I think if you added this context to your post, you’d get less hostile answers from people saying you don’t need one. You have a legit reason for using an AV. While the risk of malicious stuff downloaded from the high seas affecting you is lower, it’s still good to conduct due diligence that they don’t sit on your machine and spread anywhere else. As others mentioned, clamav is a good option.
And don’t use root for anything that doesn’t need root.
ChonkaLooyeah I always try without sudo and do “sudo !!” if it needs it.