Comment on Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor
learningduck@programming.dev 9 months agoBut you can still be infected by virus by other means like opening PDFs or accessing a malicious link, no?
Comment on Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor
learningduck@programming.dev 9 months agoBut you can still be infected by virus by other means like opening PDFs or accessing a malicious link, no?
Qvest@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yes. Opening PDFs might be safer on Linux, but general internet security and practice goes a long way, too. Using a content-blocker like uBlock Origin on Firefox can greatly reduce attack surface on both Linux and Windows as well