Mozilla antivirus program

[Jeppie]

Mozilla haves multiple privacy and security products but i don't see a antivirus product like avg antivirus, avast or mcafee. it should be a great idea if mozilla also make a antivirus program.   

[Jon]

Thanks for submitting an idea to the Mozilla Connect community! Your idea is now open to votes (aka kudos) and comments.

[Alibaba]

Being better than mcafee shouldn't be very hard at least.

[LatinCanuck]

Thank you for your suggestion @Jeppie. However, I personally believe that Antivirus software are a scam. Wouldn't be better to run an operating system that doesn't get easily infected or crashes?

I've been running Linux for more than a decade and malware has become an "alien" term to me. I also have a Macbook, and macOS has so many security features, that installing an antivirus would be a waste of space.

What Mozilla could do, is to partner with Bitdefender or another brand, and maybe give them a Mozilla Badge of Approval for Internet Security.

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Remember that malware is a business, and some companies profiting from it don't want the problem to be resolved.

[f33d]

At 2023 malware and viruses, trojans and worms present at most all web sites you visit, we need the Embeded Antivirus in FireFox to be secured and up!

[Jon]

(Note: a similar idea has been merged into this thread)

[LatinCanuck]

@f33dIf you're in Canada, you're in luck, because when it comes to Web Browsing Security, you could activate the Canadian Shield.

https://www.cira.ca/cybersecurity-services/canadian-shield

In fact, Mozilla has a partnership with CIRA.

https://www.cira.ca/newsroom/canadian-shield/mozilla-partners-cira-upgrade-canadas-online-privacy-th...