climateserver8538

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Will antivirus be more significant on Linux desktop after this xz-util backdoor?

I understand that no Operating System is 100% safe. Although this backdoor is likely only affects certain Linux desktop users, particularly those running unstable Debian or testing builds of Fedora (like versions 40 or 41), **Could this be a sign that antivirus software should be more widely used on Linux desktops? ** ( I know...

climateserver8538,

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“4 days since XZ backdoor became public knowledge and most major Linux AV and EDR security vendors still have zero detections… they haven’t even set the static file hashes as malicious.

Can’t wait for all the vendor blogs in a week saying they fully protect against the threat. 👍”

The answer to your question: no.

climateserver8538,

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