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For me, it was perhaps simple-scan, a very simple and efficient GUI to scan documents. I used it with my Brother printer / scanner and it works like a charm. Especially since I do not scan stuff often, so a program with more complex UI would have the effect that I forget how to use it until the next time.

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[-] yaroto98@lemmy.org 108 points 2 weeks ago

Microsoft Defender.

I convinced my work to let me use linux on their laptop. They sent me instructions for setup. One of them was to install Microsoft Defender, had a link to the Ubuntu package and everything. Blew my mind.

[-] cevn@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago
[-] yaroto98@lemmy.org 19 points 2 weeks ago
[-] swab148@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago
[-] comfy@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't know, but my guess is it might still be able to detect some cross-platform malware signs and detect malware intended for Windows on Linux machines (e.g. I can download a PDF or .docx that is harmless on my machine, but if I reupload and a Windows user downloads it, I've spread malware regardless). IIRC ClamAV is sometimes used to scan attachments on an email server, often looking for Windows exploits being sent through the server.

[-] swab148@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago
[-] poinck@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

If it enables the use of Linux at work I would install it, too. And use Edge for corporate ressources as well.

[-] Undearius@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 weeks ago

We've got to install Microsoft Defender, Edge, and PowerShell on Ububtu so that the device will be flagged as compliant in Intune.

[-] DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

TIL. Nothing will ever surprise me in life anymore. 😂

[-] liliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

How did you manage to convince them?

[-] yaroto98@lemmy.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Wasn't too difficult as they already offered Linux as a supported option. But I had to justify it. I was already using a linux VM for all my actual work. So I complained about all the buggy behavior I had experienced. Didn't have to exagerate too much. I was properly modivated after IT sent out an email announcing the forced migration to Win11.

[-] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

This right here, if I can do the same to my work desktop I would be in my glory.

[-] ServerForget@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Only works on Ubuntu though last I heard (and not even downstream distros), which is somewhat unfortunate

[-] sfera@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

You're right. But I'd rather have limited Linux options than no option at all.

[-] Sinfaen@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

I bet it has to do with Microsoft azure

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