Advent of Security: Day 3 - Antivirus Scan
On the third cyber-mas day my true love gave to me: an antivirus scan, a key rotation and a clean cache with no more cooooooo-kiiiiiiiiiiiiiies
Antivirus Scans
Most modern operating systems have some sort of antivirus/virus detection capability built in. Truth is, if you stay on mostly trusted sites and don't click the adds you're probably fine, but it is always a good idea to run an overnight scan every once in a while.
Windows
Windows defender is all you need. Unless you're dealing with sensitive research in which case you should listen to IT, they know your compliance requirements.
Apple
XProtect is all you need. Unless, again, you're dealing with sensitive things or downloading applications from outside the AppStore (shudders in cringe) (not because you're downloading things from outside the AppStore, but because apple doesn't let you have free rein over your computer).
I don't know apple, so I can't really offer much advice here. Be safe apple folks.
Linux
The problem: hackers love Linux...
The other problem: hackers love Linux!
If you are worried about malware on your Linux box, you should consider using the following tools:
In Linux, depending on your setup, malware can be much harder to detect. Most commonly, you will be affected by ransomware (normally through torrents and other malicious websites). The best place to stop a traditional 'hacker' is by running a good firewall, closing all possible ports on your local network and disabling root login.
If you have SSH, just never ever ever ever ever (...) set it up so that you can log in with a password.
Links
Unfortunately reddit is my most prominent source for today, and they don't let archive archive them.
- On ClamAV
- On Linux Security
- You can also install 2FA for your ssh logins