What anti-virus sudo you use?
if you’re not at least running clamav you’re gonna regret it!
When you get to server levels it’s about making sure the firewall rules are filtering correctly. Need external access for support, while blocking script kiddies attempts to gain ssh access. (Figuratively speaking)
Linux users are always one bad app from being completely scammed
Wayland and Flatpak actually somewhat protects you though, as long as you know to NOT give it the permissions to read all of /home
As long as you know the foot guns and know why flatpak is important…isnt a good starting point.
Linux has viruses. Always protect yourself…
Just have backups and know what you’re downloading.
I mean, that logic also applies to Windows and Mac. This meme is just stroking the Linux ego.
Yes, that also works in Windows and Mac. When I still dual booted Windows, I gave up on anti-viruses and just didn’t download suspicious things and used Firefox with all the regular blockers. Never had a problem.
What if I know I’m downloading a virus?
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Does this work? I would think scanning a *.package would only assess that content. Wouldn’t something malicious likely be in the code or dependency it could call via some form of get request? That .deb package itself could be completely “safe” until it calls a git clone <URL> to then run something malicious.
I think this would be more likely to work for appimage or flatpak, though the same approach could compromise the validity of the scan. Am I thinking too hard, or did I just miss the point?
Not having inter-distro binary compatibility is a blessing in disguise.
Y’all just have too many dependencies
Different glibc version says hello.
libc is a dependency
Reject C and go back to assembly I guess
Oh, you can write C without the standard library. That’s how I first learned it.
It is, isn’t it.
A few years ago I found a text (probably as image) where somebody ‘tried’ to run a virus on linux. It went something like this:
Wanted to install a virus on Ubuntu, but it was only available as an aur package. Tried converting. Didn’t work … Tried
make virus, but didn’t work. Upgraded cmake, tried again, but some libraries were missing.Tried installing libraries, but they were very outdated and I couldn’t find proper versions.
Checked the source to see what the libs were doing and replaced them.
and so on.
Does someone know what I’m talking about and possibly has the source?
Not sure how to actually post an image, but this I think is one.
Gripping the bitcoin wallet and paying $5 out of pity is my favorite part :)
This!
I think I also remember somebody ran Wannacry under Wine with completely expected results.
A single .sh file with exec permission that asks for sudo will easily download appimage keyloggers and then set a cron job to run it every X time to keep it alive and sends it all to whatever remote location. Or whatever else you let the appimage do.
95% of regular users will double click that, and then write their pass in the popup without blinking twice and that will work in most Linux systems.
Most viruses don’t target Linux, sure, but that’s wishful thinking. Always be creful with what you run.
ClamAV in the corner, visibly annoyed
Its powerful but sadly not realtime
Oh, not true anymore:
https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Usage/Scanning.html#on-access-scanning
That’s great news thanks for telling
As someone who may obtain games and shows/movies through less than rights holder approved methods, ClamAV is a necessity.
Not just for the pirate though. If you share any files between nix and win OS’s. I wouldn’t want to share any computer std with those I care for, friend, family or business.
There are also cool tools like
chkrootkitandrkhunterthat might come in handy.
I recently learnt you can fully delete your root account. Can that fully deter viruses? (Assuming viruses need root access to cause damage)
Can’t run a Linux virus if your Linux doesn’t run
This argument is 30years out of date. I haven’t installed antivirus software since WindowsXP. And I don’t think it was necessary for an experienced user then.
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
@Forester @Screen_Shatter not sure it’s good idea to use such product. Today they are blocking me, tomorrow they will block you…
Do you? Do you even bother to read the error on the page?
@Forester this error page is a shameful lie, it shows on every address in my country
Sounds like you need a to find a new country that’s not currently being sanctioned
Duly noted, will look into it, thanks!
better be safe than sorry so get Clamav and scan your system frequently
‘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.
Linux is not safer than any other OS.
Apache web servers were, are, and will continue to be common thanks to their cheapness and ease of configuration. And malware (particularly and most recently coinminers) have been a plague on Apache for at least the last few years.
“Nobody’s come after my bespoke Linux kernel” is just preaching security-through-obscurity. Which - hey - if you’re running a Mint box to host videos on Jellyfin, sure. The absolute worst case scenario is being forced to re-download 1000 hours of tv/movies/music you forgot you even had. But if you’re doing any kind of business application or - god forbid - enterprise level application development, you might as well post a “Kick Me” sign on your admin’s back as tell your team that Linux is virus-proof.
If you are a Halo fan or have ever played Halo reach. The only thing I can imagine is the slip space rupture detected scene except for every time instead of slip space. It’s Yara heuristic detected. https://youtu.be/Q_4i-yOUmXY
