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confusedsiren56
Why is there not a mainstream anti virus for desktop linux
Why is there not a mainstream anti virus for desktop linux
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C
Crono
•
7/3/24, 8:50 PM
But stuff that can actually impair function should be quite rare
K
Kamquat
•
7/3/24, 8:51 PM
but I doubt they target
'individual linux users
' often
C
confusedsiren56
Why is there not a mainstream anti virus for desktop linux
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:51 PM
because it
's very hard for malware to broadly target
K
Kasher_CS
•
7/3/24, 8:51 PM
Because there
's not a virus for desktop linux
K
Kasher_CS
Because there's not a virus for desktop linux
J
Janier
•
7/3/24, 8:51 PM
Yet
K
Kasher_CS
Because there's not a virus for desktop linux
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:51 PM
there are
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:51 PM
there are quite a few that go after ubuntu
C
Crono
•
7/3/24, 8:52 PM
Fragmentation actually works in favor of Linux security now that I think about it
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:52 PM
or rather
, they don
't disciminate between ubuntu desktop and ubuntu server
C
Crono
•
7/3/24, 8:52 PM
You can
't even target glibc and get everyone
Z
Zeglius
•
7/3/24, 8:52 PM
the best antivirus is
:
Update your dependencies
And look what you are downloading
, from where
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:52 PM
but malware on linux is trivial
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:52 PM
most users are primed to sudo things when they run into permission issues
Z
Zeglius
the best antivirus is: Update your dependencies And look what you are downloadin...
K
Kamquat
•
7/3/24, 8:52 PM
and if something pops up asking for your sudo password
, don
't just blindly type it in without knowing what and why
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:52 PM
sudo malware and gg
K
Kamquat
and if something pops up asking for your sudo password, don't just blindly type ...
Z
Zeglius
•
7/3/24, 8:53 PM
Just do as vanilla
-os and remove the sudo binary
Z
Zeglius
•
7/3/24, 8:53 PM
Easy xD
K
Kamquat
•
7/3/24, 8:53 PM
meh
C
Crono
•
7/3/24, 8:53 PM
Well the initial sudo prompt tells you about it
J
Janier
•
7/3/24, 8:53 PM
There is some file scanner for malware
?
C
Crono
•
7/3/24, 8:53 PM
Debian doesn
't come with sudo either
K
Kamquat
•
7/3/24, 8:53 PM
just be a rogue
, use doas
.
Z
Zeglius
•
7/3/24, 8:53 PM
pkexec
C
confusedsiren56
OP
•
7/3/24, 8:54 PM
Even something as simple as windows defender so like a virus scanner would do for me I don
't need much
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:54 PM
but ultimately
, there are various factors that make malware targeting linux impractical outside of targeted attacks
C
confusedsiren56
Even something as simple as windows defender so like a virus scanner would do fo...
C
Crono
•
7/3/24, 8:54 PM
You don
't need it
C
confusedsiren56
Even something as simple as windows defender so like a virus scanner would do fo...
A
antheas
•
7/3/24, 8:54 PM
theres nothing like that and viruses for linux dont exist yet
A
antheas
•
7/3/24, 8:54 PM
lets cross that bridge when we get there
R
RoyAwesome
but ultimately, there are various factors that make malware targeting linux impr...
K
Kamquat
•
7/3/24, 8:54 PM
I mean
, nothing stops PEBKAC
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:54 PM
bitcoin people are constantly getting pwnd by clipboard stealers even on linux
A
antheas
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
year of the linux desktop
, am I right
?
R
RoyAwesome
bitcoin people are constantly getting pwnd by clipboard stealers even on linux
A
antheas
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
thats where the money is
R
RoyAwesome
bitcoin people are constantly getting pwnd by clipboard stealers even on linux
C
Crono
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
X11 be like
A
antheas
year of the linux desktop, am I right?
Z
Zeglius
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
We reached 4
% so
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
it
's pretty trivial to write malware that replaces bitcoin wallet addresses in your clipboard
A
antheas
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
but isnt 2
% chromebooks
?
Z
Zeglius
We reached 4% so
K
Kamquat
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
3
.5
% of that is Steam Decks
K
Kamquat
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
prolly
K
Kamquat
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
lol
A
antheas
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
steam survey says like half of gamers are steam decks
A
antheas
but isnt 2% chromebooks?
K
Kamquat
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
Not in the Steam hardware survey
J
Janier
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
At least bazzite have a extra protection because root is read only
K
Kamquat
•
7/3/24, 8:55 PM
Chromebooks that run steam are very low
%
C
Crono
•
7/3/24, 8:56 PM
4
% on Steam is still like 10 million people
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:56 PM
it also helps that linux doesn
't really bother with not breaking userland
R
RoyAwesome
bitcoin people are constantly getting pwnd by clipboard stealers even on linux
Z
Zeglius
•
7/3/24, 8:56 PM
There were actual apps that stole crypto wallets in snap
/flatpak if I remember correctly
C
Crono
4% on Steam is still like 10 million people
C
Crono
•
7/3/24, 8:56 PM
Of monthly active users mind you
D
digitalpope
•
7/3/24, 8:56 PM
I
'm honestly looking at swapping my desktop over
, but I
've gotta get the rodecaster pro II working completely for my audio setup
, which is going to be fun
, lol
C
Crono
Debian doesn't come with sudo either
M
M2
•
7/3/24, 8:56 PM
It does but the default user is not part of the sudo group
R
RoyAwesome
•
7/3/24, 8:56 PM
and getting into the kernel is kinda hard for malware unlike windows which has numerous exposed driver keys that viruses can just use
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