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Do I need antivirus program? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have default windows defender, but didnt even know its antivirus lol. Is there any antivirus installed by default on any popular linux distro? What do you use?

I feel like antivirus can just annoy me when trying to crack something, but maybe defender protects me and im not aware.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you are on Windows, you already have a good antivirus program built in, and that is Windows Defender. Other than that, be sure to install uBlock Origin extension in your preferred browser - it not only eliminates ads, but also annoying pop-ups, embeds, trackers, malware sites and other annoying things on the internet. When you want to download something, and you're not sure if it's safe, scan the download link with VirusTotal.