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Microsoft bringing Defender to Linux desktops. Repeat: Microsoft bringing Defender to Linux desktops (www.theregister.com)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by supersquirrel@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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pauses massive bong rip

Wait what this doesn't sound like reality

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[–] PragmaticOne@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago (1 children)

People will scoff at this but speaking from experience Defender is a very good AV if you are using MS Windows. MS has a vested interest in keeping their flagship OS safe.

Putting it on Linux though? No . Fucking. Way .

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It's one of the few things they ever got right.

E: I should also say that the release of Defender was devastating to my "house doctor" PC services side-hustle. E2 XP SP1 out also rocked my profits - that RPC vuln was a gold mine