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???

  • Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.ml
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    23 hours ago

    Let’s step back actually.

    • What is your current PC running for an OS?
    • What VM software are you using?
    • What is your level of technical experience? (1 through 10)
    • What are you the most worried about happening to your computer and home network?
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        20 hours ago

        If you’ve already got Qubes and Xen Hypervisor running, your technical level is high enough for sure. And honestly, your security is already probably good enough.

        Qubes has very secure defaults, I don’t think you need to do anything else, honestly what you have already might be overkill, but idk your use case.

        Make sure you can’t see your torrent/download machine VM from any other devices on your network. Use Nmap as long as it’s your network. Don’t use it on a corporate or university network, it will likely get your device totally locked out and you in big trouble.

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          2 hours ago

          no need to glaze me lol i just installed it and dont know how to do anything lol it boots but it has a lot of problems idk how to fix

          what do u do if it is visible? ( ihavent downloaded yet i looked at the site and i have no iddea what to do so much info)