I use Avast One for my Windows and mobile devices, but I’m considering the move to Linux in the future and the main thing holding me back is a lack of antivirus software available for Linux (personal/home) systems.
Windows 10 is still more popular than Windows 11 from what I can see and with people hesitating to move to 11, or restricted by hardware requirements, I think it’s likely Linux will see a big increase in users towards the end of this year or even next year, so there surely is market for Linux antivirus.
I would love to be able to add Linux devices to Avast One in the future.
First, I’m an Avast user and not an Avast Team member.
However, I rather doubt it, there is a Linux for Business product (multi seat product). I suspect the number of personal users would be too small to develop it for personal use.
I’m not going to get too deep into the nuts and bolts of this, because you don’t need to know the difference between 0777 and rwx permissions. What you do need to understand is that on any Linux system, for an application (be it LibreOffice, Evolution, Spotify, Slack, or even a piece of malware) to be installed, you have to give it explicit permission to do so by typing your user password. Until you do that, the software cannot be installed.