Do virtual machines protect you from malware and keyloggers? What about linux?
The thing is if you click on a link that might be dangerous, does the VM protect it or not? What about paid anti virus like kaspersky or norton etc if you use windows?
Most virus format or compatibility is for windows OS, so its good to say that it won't affect and linux os is safe for most of the known virus.
Clicking url is not enough, the url page should be accessed before the browser and anti virus react to it if.
Mostly if you installed an ad blocker, which url domains are whitelisted or blocked it react immediately just by clicking the url imo.