linux isnt immune to viruses even though its not as bad as windows

what should i do to be safe if i have a safe browser, vm, but pirate and download risky things? i know its a vm but i still dont want to have to delete everything in the vm if something happens. also the malware doesnt go to the router and spread rigt???

  • Sapphy@lemmy.ml
    24·
    26 days ago

    You can just use a VM and an antivirus on Windows. Linux isn’t really necessary for your scenario

    • Sapphy@lemmy.ml
      31·
      26 days ago

      It’s best to start using different OSs for different things assuming that no single OS is truly safe

    • Manalith@midwest.social
      2·
      26 days ago

      Windows VM in Linux is a better choice from a performance perspective since Windows already is pretty bad at managing its RAM usage.

      • Sapphy@lemmy.ml
        1·
        26 days ago

        Yes but we are talking about security and the risk of cross contamination. Would you really set up a VM and download risky files on the exact same Linux machine that holds all your personal data? I wouldn’t.