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Windows defender ported to linux thanks to a security expert

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Windows Defender has emerged as the quintessential antivirus for users of the latest versions of Windows. Something we never thought was going to happen is that it was available for Linux. Although it sounds incredible, it has happened.

Windows Defender ported to Linux thanks to a security expert

This is Tavis Ormandy, an expert security engineer working for Google who has accomplished something that no one could imagine. You have ported Windows Defender to Linux. We explain how it has been achieved below.

How and why did you do it?

Tavis has ported the malware protection engine present in Microsoft to Linux. The ingenious way to do it has been through his own creation. You have created a tool that allows you to load Windows DDLs into Linux. Despite the ingenious and surprising news, nothing Tavis has done is going to have the slightest impact for users.

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