Open to all, but I have been using Suse for a while and everything I
have read has basically said, due to the file structure used in Linux,
Virus Protection is NOT needed. For you old-timers, IS THIS ACCURATE? or
is OpenSuse becoming suspect for Viruses?
I don’t know if I should load the virus packages from version 11.1 or
not
Every computer system in the world could get a virus… it’s just that
Linux is setup well (security isn’t an afterthought) so it’s harder to
catch them. First, there aren’t many out there to catch, and I’ve never
heard of anybody actually catching one (though proof-of-concepts exist).
Files aren’t defined by their names (don’t just a book by its cover…
or a file by its name), the current working directory isn’t in the your
PATH by default, you never run with privileges unless you know you need
to do something system-wide, and programs are written to never need to
do that except optionally during installation… it’s a different paradigm.
Good luck.
cherock1254 wrote:
> Open to all, but I have been using Suse for a while and everything I
> have read has basically said, due to the file structure used in Linux,
> Virus Protection is NOT needed. For you old-timers, IS THIS ACCURATE? or
> is OpenSuse becoming suspect for Viruses?
> I don’t know if I should load the virus packages from version 11.1 or
> not
>
>
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I don’t use AV on Linux and nothing I see in the trends gives evidence
that I should start now. ab has mentioned many of the reasons why
viruses have a much harder time succeeding on Linux. All those factors
add up.
If you are handling files for Windows machines (mail, file server) then
it’s different.
On the other hand, I do take seriously warnings of vulnerabilities in
web browsers and plugins and update ASAP. And of course nothing will
protect you if you believe the promises in spam mail.