Kaspersky releases free tool that scans Linux for known threats
Kaspersky releases free tool that scans Linux for known threats
Kaspersky has released a new virus removal tool named KVRT for the Linux platform, allowing users to scan their systems and remove malware and other known threats for free.
“run it as root for maximum functionality.”
Russian-based company
Closed-source
Aims to enhance security
Hmm
It's an older interview, but I like to bring this up whenever Kaspersky comes up as a topic:
If you had the power to change up to three things in the world today that are related to IT security, what would they be?
Internet design--that's enough.
That's it? What's wrong with the design of the Internet?
There's anonymity. Everyone should and must have an identification, or Internet passport. The Internet was designed not for public use, but for American scientists and the U.S. military. That was just a limited group of people--hundreds, or maybe thousands. Then it was introduced to the public and it was wrong…to introduce it in the same way.
10-foot pole ---------------- Kaspersky
Kaspersky actually has a good track record of NOT being anything malicious (Except for old times when it seemed to flag pirate software quite often).
However, if the tool is closed-source, this is naturally against Linux ethos and is generally something to avoid, given extensive permissions.
They actually had a good track record but I think a FSB stooge took a board position and at that point...
Well, on the other side I have Steam and most of the games there are closed source... Yes they run in user mode and (usually) don't have kernel level access.
Yes, kernel level access is what makes it a much bigger deal.
I don't like that either
Does it find itself?
It just removes itself along with Nvidia, Realtek and Broadcom
Does western software find itself?
Yay, let's install Spyware on our Linux computers 👌
Does it scan for Kaspersky?
This is very cool! Is it FOSS though? Kaspersky is doing good stuff, but I Antivirus is also problematic, and has like all the privileges you can get
No thanks
I HIGHLY doubt that they would detect the XZ backdoor
Even if it did, what would you do? rm -rf /?
XZ is part of the core system
Why? It's not hard. They typically hash files and look for hits against a database of known vulnerabilities.
First is it open source, and why do they made a such tool? 😂
So they have made a Linux antivirus?
ClamAV is the OG
There are plenty if Linux end point protection tools. However, I think the best protection is security patching.
For personal use I don't think there is any good malware detection tools. I think you just need to harden your browser and not install random packages from online. Best if you stick with distro repos only.
The amount of xenophobic racists in this thread are revealing themselves. Thank you OP. It proves they will disregard merit for supporting English fascism.
I'm sure I'm going to regret asking this, but how is not liking Kaspersky, in and of itself, racist or xenophobic?
It is because so many people see a Russian security company and just go on and on about "Russian company? they can't be trusted!" While they act like US companies/government is somehow trustworthy by default (or at least by the omission of only dunking on the "always evil" vibes of anything Russian). Russia is very up front about their laws and their opinions of how they do or want to do. While US companies and the US gov love to also push that narrative hard and loud all the time.
They go on and on about "privacy" being like the most crucial thing ever. But they are also the very same fucks that have and actively at this moment find every way to just vacuum up all of our information, chats, searches, etc.. And even when we get proof beyond proof that the US gov and private companies are doing this on their own or colluding. It is somehow the Russian companies (or insert whichever country) that are somehow more "evil" for doing shit.
Hell, the US is constantly spying on and inside our own allies. I really don't see why our allies would freak out about shit like Chinese cell technology. But they are tripping over themselves to willingly build complete infrastructure with shit that the US gov most certainly has backdoors to backdoors inside. It isn't about Russian companies being more or less trustworthy. But it is dumb as fuck to act like they are somehow worse than US companies with gov contracts. I am honestly more worried about what my own gov is doing to me than shit other nations companies might be doing. Do I want other nations companies having access to my shit? Fuck no, but acting like they are actively more a threat to spying on me as a US citizen than the profit chasing companies Enshittifying everything with adware/spyware. AND knowing that my own tax dollars are also being paid to them to give my gov access to it and me is stupid.
Because being critical of a Russian company = racism. At least according to lemmy.ml and lemmygrad.ml users.
I don't normally say this but maybe its time to go outside. I haven't found any Xenophobic or racist comments. Maybe they were removed or something.
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