Try This New Linux Security Threat Scanner To Keep Your System Safe - You'll Thank Me
ZDNet, Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
If you share files with other users from Linux, you might want to try this easy-to-use, GUI threat scanner.
ZDNET key takeaways
- If you share files on Linux, you should consider an AV tool.
- If you happen upon questionable URLs, you can scan them first.
- Lenspect is a free Linux tool for both of those purposes.
Linux, in and of itself, doesn't require anti-virus or anti-malware. However, if you share a lot of files with other people, you should probably consider a tool to detect if that file is malicious or not. Additionally, if you need to visit a website that could be suspect, you should have some means of testing it.