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i just switched to it from windows 11 and im pretty used to using windows defender,so not having one here feels weird. i pirate a lot from fmhy.net with brave browser adblocker.

is there anything i should do?

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 14 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (4 children)

Big difference between Linux and Windows: Linux permissions are per-process, while Windows permissions are per-user. This is why Windows needs Defender in the first place (in addition to being the big target).

If you're not using root all the time, risks are very low.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

We've just had a string of very public privesc exploits, and there are plenty of non public ones as well, so running as non-root doesn't necessarily mean much.

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 4 points 13 hours ago

Difference: linux fix in a week, microsoft fix "when they feel like".

[–] ironycanal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Sudo CD /ironycanal/Home/Documents

Sudo kwrite passwords.txt

[–] A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

an adversary could just get the root password with a keylogger.

[–] mecen@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

On wayland you have keyloggers?

[–] A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 14 hours ago

You do not need admin privs to log keystrokes on xorg. I am 99% sure this is true in wayland too.

[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 1 points 17 hours ago

"Security through obscurity" is not real security.