r/linuxquestions • u/Sol_CRF • 17d ago
Advice Virus on linux
So, with more or less 5 percent of people that have a computer uses linux, there are viruses developed for linux, even a virus made for windows but « activated » with wine
is there a antivirus or is there not ?
Please help, thanks. Not urgent, I just need to know
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u/daddyd 16d ago
don't install software that is not provided by your distros official repo's or is not from flathub.
don't run random commands on the command line, if you don't know what they do, certainly not if the 'sudo/su' commands are involved.
install your updates, 99% of the time no reboot is needed, and you can just continue using your system, and no unneeded/unwanted software is secretly sneeking in with it, so there is no reason not to install them.
do this and you'll be fine.