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What use would an AV package for macOS or Linux be? The number of hostile programs for that is so short you could write it out on a napkin, and many of those ha
by astrodust 10y ago
What use would an AV package for macOS or Linux be? The number of hostile programs for that is so short you could write it out on a napkin, and many of those have been addressed at the operating system level.
There's malware detection built into macOS, though most wouldn't realize it since almost nobody ever encounters this stuff. https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT202234 https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT202234 You have to go out of your way to find, download, and force-install this.
Likewise, I'm not even sure there's actual viable Linux malware in the wild.
The biggest threats you have on Linux are with SQL injection vulnerabilities or WordPress-type installs that have bugs that allow arbitrary execution of code. No AV package will ever help you there.
- pjmlp 10y agoAs long as people don't do curl ... | sh on their $HOME. So many years joking about Windows users to nowadays suggest this as way to install software.
- astrodust 10y agoYeah, that's a terrible habit to get into and there really should be a better way of doing that. Technically it's no different than downloading and running an unsigned installer, you're just executing arbitrary code anyway. I think the concern is these are a lot easier to intercept and hijack. Maybe lobbying people to produce a first-class installer that's code-signed would help, but I'm not sure the open-source world wants that to become common.