[throwawaynay]

No.

When I was using windows for gaming my mindset was basically to act like my computer was compromised from day 1 and everything I was typing could be read by someone else. Using an antivirus monitoring everything I do or mining behind my back would be like actually making sure I was compromised from day one....

Anything that needs to be a bit secure goes on linux, and I don't use antivirus on linux either. If you don't download garbage and aren't directly targeted by a state actor or world-class hackers you should be fine in most situations on linux, so I don't see the point. And if you are actually targeted by this kind of people an antivirus won't save you. A sandbox and acting smart might.