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1. x-complexity · 1790323340 · focus · HN ↗

   Chalk another one up for "Antiviruses causing more problems than solving them".

   They 'worked' when they initially just scanned files for known malicious signatures. Now they're the equivalent of a sledgehammer to a wall with all of the extra bells & whistles strapped to them.

   Application whitelisting is the remaining way forward if you actually care about runtime security. That & locking every access point down to the bare minimum.

   1. codedokode · 1790326753 · focus · HN ↗

      Antivirus is not a bad thing. Imagine running a company where there are 100 employees that click every link and open every attachment. Definitely safer with an antivirus.

      1. master-lincoln · 1790327135 · focus · HN ↗

         I imagined it with employees on Linux and it wasn't clear to me it's definitely safer with an antivirus software. You are just stating things without explaining yourself...

         1. mitxela · 1790347902 · focus · HN ↗

            That's only because Linux doesn't have working antivirus though. If it did, you'd want it.

            1. akazantsev · 1790350826 · focus · HN ↗

               Or... working viruses on Linuxes, for that matter. They always throw something about needing glibc x.x.x or higher.

               1. mitxela · 1790357630 · focus · HN ↗

                  npm viruses were pretty successful

                  1. sellmesoap · 1790467533 · focus · HN ↗

                     Who hosts npm? Oh same same!

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