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Linux Antivirus? (lemmy.wtf)

submitted 5 months ago by UNY0N@lemmy.wtf to c/linux@lemmy.world

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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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[–] UNY0N@lemmy.wtf 1 points 5 months ago

Thanks, very detailed answer. I'll check out the lenspec option, that seems like a nice addition, especially when adding older windows programs from questionable sources, which is something that won't happen often, but may be necessary.

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

No, thanks.

I've been using it since about 1995 and the only uses for ClamAV I had were as a mail scanner for a mail server with Windows clients, and as a file scanner for a Samba server with Windows clients.

If you keep your system up to date, don't install stuff from random sites, and don't run as root all the time, you'll be ok.

[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (5 children)

You were using an antivirus on windows?

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think the practice stick because back then Windows doesn't have build in antivirus. But then even with it, lots of malware/ransomware still get through.

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[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 0 points 5 months ago

You don't need an antivirus. Use common sense, as that is your best antivirus, period.

[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz -5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Linux is essentially immune because we don't install random software off the internet and instead use centralized repositories of software

if you get a virus from that, antivirus won't help you, but this essentially never happens.

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