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    [–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I've been using Linux for almost 20 years, and AFAIK in all that time I've never encountered a Linux virus. OTOH when I run Windows, I hit a virus within the first six months.

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Sounds like you have bad habits, I've had windows for years and no problems. Just scan with Defender after a download, occasional Malwarebytes scans to make sure, and you're pretty safe.

    Most viruses are written for windows but that doesn't mean you're just instantly safe. You can bet as Linux grows they'll see far more.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Yeah last time I had a windows virus was because I got a bad Photoshop crack. But the virus was just a coin miner. Before that, I hadn't had a virus in 13 years.

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    With how much Adobe infects a system, leaving multiple different traces behind even when uninstalled, I think it's fair to say that Photoshop itself is almost a virus

    Genuinely, how can you get rid of all that? How do you even find everything?

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

    Creative cloud is malware in my opinion

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

    The Win10 iso that I definitely ~~legitimately purchased~~ has a ppApps folder that has Photoshop in it; I've always just assumed I would be able to delete it from there.

    If you don't have it portable-ized, though, Revo Uninstaller might help. (though I never used it for long enough for the trial to run out, so I don't know how much it costs)

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

    Revo Uninstaller has a free version.

    Never paid for it, yet have been using it for decades.