Study of built-in information protection tools of Unix systems on the example of malware infection

This article provides a comparative analysis of the built-in information protection tools of the Unix family operating systems using the example of malware infection of the operating system. The study involved open-source operating systems – Debian, and domestic operating systems – Alt Linux, RedOS, Astra Linux Special Edition. A ransomware virus was used as a malicious software. The presented results demonstrate the greatest ability of the Astra Linux operating system to resist malware infection.