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Microsoft bringing Defender to Linux desktops. Repeat: Microsoft bringing Defender to Linux desktops (www.theregister.com)
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pauses massive bong rip

Wait what this doesn't sound like reality

checks

Hmmm

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[-] PragmaticOne@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago

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 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 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

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