I downloaded the Linux version of Eset with my Ubuntu laptop. When you click on the download file, nothing happens. I've already ticked "Run as application", but the reaction is still the same. There's none.
Neither an error message nor anything else - nothing happens. Can someone help me with the problem?
Have you ever run it in the terminal via./FILE? You usually get more output.
No, I'm still fairly new to Linux how exactly does it work?
To get to the bottom of the problem, you should
open the terminal (I think it's really just called "Terminal" in Ubuntu).
change to the folder in which the executable is located ("cd PATH")
Type:
./FILE NAME
Replace FILENAME with the appropriate filename of the executable.
You should be aware, however, that antivirus programs usually bring more security holes into your system than you close. They are very unpopular with browser programmers in particular, as they undermine many security mechanisms (for Windows precisely reported here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-mozilla-engineer-disable-your-antivirus-software-except-microsofts/).
If you are switching from Windows to Linux: You don't need any antivirus software under Linux: https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Virenscanner/
The only exception: you want to test for viruses for other stuff or are in an environment in which you have to access Windows network drives, etc. I would not do that.
