c/asklemmy · by Mexigore@lemmy.world · 2yAre opensource antivirus softwares reliable? 28 points · 12 comments · view on lemmy.world
12 Comments
QProphecy@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y
ClamAV is great and very reliable.
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
As with everything it depends. Would I trust ClamAV over McAfee or Norton? Hell yes.
Would I trust ClamAV over windows defender? probably not.
pineapplelover@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
Huh? Clamav is open sourced though. Although, it is made by Cisco and not gplv3, it's under CC BY-ND 2.5 Deed.
Mexigore@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Can you elaborate on the second point?
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Not without knowing what you mean by reliable.
Reliable at detecting malware? ClamAV would not do as well as Windows Defender.
Reliable as in the code is safe from bugs? I can't read that kind of code so I can't compre them.
bigboismith@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Unpopular opinion but antivirus isn't as important as it used to be. Just don't click on suspicious links and don't run sketchy programs and you will be good.
theKalash@feddit.ch · 9 pts · 2y
Depends on the software. Whether it is open- or closedsource has nothing to do with reliablity.
Nemo@midwest.social · 9 pts · 2y
More reliable than enterprise ones, because they're maintened openly and by masses of people who actually care.
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Granixo@feddit.cl · -4 pts · 2y
GNU/Linux 🐂🐧
baked_tea@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Is this like the "there's no viruses on android"?
Granixo@feddit.cl · 2 pts · 2y
I meant GNU/Linux.
There are viruses on Android since if what most smartphone users around the world use.
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Granixo@feddit.cl · 2 pts · 2y
But not on the websites the average user tends to go.
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y