Privacy concern Anti Virus software for Windows?

[poorguy]

Sorry if this has already been posted (I don't click on links). hackers hacked Linux Mint website Feb 20, 2016 to point to their modified Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon ISO with a backdoor in it. [I had LM 17.3 Cinnamon PC at the time plus a Windows PC]

With determination and skill hackers can slip anything into whatever they want and make it appear to be legitimate and it can happen with any OS forum website or OS iso download website regardless of OS.

Here's what and how it happened.

Linux Mint website hacked, ISO downloads replaced with backdoored operating system

If you downloaded Linux Mint on Saturday, February 20th, you may have grabbed a hacked version that includes a backdoor. Here's what you need to know.

www.pcworld.com

Beware of hacked ISOs if you downloaded Linux Mint on February 20th! – The Linux Mint Blog

blog.linuxmint.com

 

[monkeylove]

Hi monkeylove,

Emsisoft are just another AV app security company, they will pick holes in the opposition just like the opposition will too.

Emsisoft - Award-Winning Anti-Malware & Anti-Virus Software

Emsisoft delivers robust and proven endpoint security solutions with next generation technology, designed for organizations of all sizes.

www.emsisoft.com

What is odd is it doesn't show up on the list of available AV apps or is it using a different name?.

Test antivirus software for Windows 11 - October 2024

The current tests of antivirus software for Windows 11 from October 2024 of AV-TEST, the leading international and independent service provider for antivirus software and malware.

www.av-test.org

The article was not written by Emsisoft, and it's not the only one that is best in privacy protection.

Also, the thread isn't about AV performance but about privacy concerns.

 

[monkeylove]

Nothing is 100% bulletproof and the main reason Windows Is vulnerable is because it profitable where there's no profit in hacking into Linux.

No matter what OS is used if the bad guys want in they will get in.

As for privacy HA what's that ain't no privacy no more it doesn't exist.

Everything and everyone leaches you data / personal browsing information.

There's an article about that here but also caveats:

Windows 10 isn’t the most vulnerable operating system – it’s actually Linux

Surprising reports paints Linux and Android as less secure than Windows

www.techradar.com