Ensure your system is up to date and run a clean installation for best results.
Ensure your system is up to date and run a clean installation for best results.
I put Manjaro in a virtual machine to try out features before using it as my main system. What caught me was that I only did a few steps: downloaded Manjaro, installed it in VMware, ran updates, uninstalled LibreOffice because it uses a lot of space, and installed ClamAV and ClamTK for scanning. This outcome is unexpected.
He seems to understand things better than I do, so I think it's safe to say yes—they’re completely harmless. It’s not actually a virus; it’s just a file the antivirus interprets based on its behavior or structure. You probably don’t need antivirus software on Linux unless you’re torrenting, handling security tasks, keeping everything local, or doing risky online activities.
@firelighter487 if it's old and for Windows I'm sure what it says is harmless, which is almost the opposite. Antivirus doesn't keep a massive database of every virus; they focus on similarities and behavior patterns. Clamav isn't particularly strong, so I'm confident that most antivirus programs for Windows are much better since they have to be. Trust me, antivirus on Linux is like wearing knee pads when you walk—sometimes it makes sense, but thinking it's essential is probably wrong.
@firelighter487 this is linux alright the biggest thing to remember is that especially with manjaro there are MEGA NERDS who use this (in a good way) they know more than me and you (people always know more) if there were ANY viruses in a fresh install than EVERYONE would know. While it is hard to accept that its a false positive trust me those aren't viruses especially since the type they would be WOULDNT even work on a linux machine.
They shouldn't be able to fix this—it hasn't happened before on an Ubuntu setup. After removing the software, it works fine. The issue was with LibreOffice detecting something as a virus, but that didn't affect me since I don't use it.