Desktop-App VS clamav

Windscribe (offers a free plan, with the option to purchase Argentina servers)

"In case you use OpenVPN servers and profiles, then you can use the open-source Windscribe client and load your OpenVPN profile in Windscribe. You will then be able to use Windscribe with your own server. At the time of disclosure, the Windscribe client was secure against all attacks on all the platforms that we tested (Windows, Android, macOS, Linux, iOS). In contrast, during the disclosure we were not aware of any updates that the OpenVPN Connect client had planned, meaning we don't know to which extent OpenVPN Connect will prevent our attacks."

And here’s a non-referral link too: https://windscribe.com/

if "Sorry, you have been blocked. You are unable to access windscribe.com" ?

Desktop app https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/wiki/Code-Audit-Report

To block ads entirely: AdGuard or Windscribe VPN

Stremio with Torrentio addon & Windscribe VPN (free, supports torrenting).

nslookup windscribe.com

My recommendation would be to use ClamAV an open source antivirus engine. It is a versatile tool designed to detect multiple types of threats from numerous file formats and other use cases (cross-platform, integration such as mail server). Finally, it is updated on a daily basis, ensuring protection against the latest known threats. This rapid update cycle is crucial for an antivirus tool to be effective.

Linux has (free) tools to improve security and detect/remove malware: Lynis,Chkrootkit,Rkhunter,ClamAV,Vuls,LMD,radare2,Yara,ntopng,maltrail,Snort,Suricata...

There's clamAV which is open source: https://www.clamav.net/

For personal use, the most commonly used is ClamAV.

Absolutely but if the OP feels they must then they should look into the free ClamAV.

I'd go with what Bman said but second to that ClamAV is a good free option.

Ehhh, there is antivirus software for Linux, like ClamAV. Also a lot of exploits these days target browsers since its an easier attack vector. Also, malware is malware, and most servers use Linux by default. So any malware that's targeting a Linux server could target a desktop user. I don't like the whole "Haha, malware doesn't affect me because everyone targets windows". Sure, those "download now!" buttons that are targeted to gullible windows users might not work on your operating system however your OS is still vulnerable and can still be exploited by malware.