[SOLVED]Linux viruses

chrepechrep · 2021-03-24 17:59:14

Soo I`ve heard that on linux there aren`t any viruses and even tho I later found out it`s not true i never got an antivirus but after a recent problem decided to get clamav and follow the install instructions of our wiki

After I scanned the whole system it reported back.... 8 million viruses found (this system is 2 months old at best)

Can this be a mistake , I mean 8 mill that sure sounds? should I add '--remove' and just let it delete them would that break my system ? And what can I do to protect my system ?Any recommendation ?

Last edited by chrepechrep (2021-03-24 19:55:46)

schard · 2021-03-24 18:01:13

How did you scan your system?
What is the actual output of (presumably) clamscan?

If you're referring to

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 8515051
[...]

This is the amount of virus signatures in clamav's database.
I.e. the amout of viruses it knows how to detect.
This is what you should be looking for:

Infected files: 0

A zero there means, that clamav did not find any of those 8M viruses on your system.

Last edited by schard (2021-03-24 18:06:22)

ewaller · 2021-03-24 18:07:03

chrepechrep wrote:

Soo I`ve heard that on linux there aren`t any viruses

Where did you get that idea?

chrepechrep · 2021-03-24 19:02:40

schard wrote:

How did you scan your system?
What is the actual output of (presumably) clamscan?
If you're referring to
----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 8515051
[...]
This is the amount of virus signatures in clamav's database.
I.e. the amout of viruses it knows how to detect.
This is what you should be looking for:
Infected files: 0
A zero there means, that clamav did not find any of those 8M viruses on your system.

I`m such a moron....

chrepechrep · 2021-03-24 19:03:31

ewaller wrote:

chrepechrep wrote:
Soo I`ve heard that on linux there aren`t any viruses
Where did you get that idea?

Probably some indian yt video about top 10 reasons linux is better than windows:))

ewaller · 2021-03-24 19:44:26

Please use [solved] and not [closed]. The later is an indication of a moderator's action.

Probably some indian yt video about top 10 reasons linux is better than windows:))

FYI...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware

Arch Linux

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