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and M$ use it to stop pirated versions of their products being used,
Hello!For ME, the benefit is NOT having to switch the BIOS settings back and forth between Legacy and UEFI all the time...73 DE N4RPSRob
Any thoughts on why you think that or is it just an intuitive gut feeling? I am particularly interested to know if there is any concrete benefit to be gained from an antivirus/malware/general security perspective ...
I have always used a proprietry antivirus for both Linux and Windows on my main PC (the 1st set-up mentioned in the footnote below), purchased from ESET, though have also used the ClamAV. ESET AV appears to do it's job in warning & blocking my access to potentially risky sites though, like any AV, I don't really know how effective it really is. Even if AV software is only 20% effective (as mentioned by Quidsup on Youtube), I personally think that's still worth it. I think the rest is down to sensible housekeeping, i.e: avoid suspicious websites, be careful where you download files or apps from, delete suspicious e-mails & don't click on their links, avoid software that's malware-infected (Adobe Flashplayer), etc. I wondered if UEFI might be one more tool in the armoury for protection against any kind of malware...??
I don't think having UEFI enabled will provide a huge benefit
Nonetheless, should you feel a need to have an anti-virus, ClamAV is generally recommended for Linux systems as it is open-source and has been around for some time...