I received so many of these requests to install malware that I removed linkedin from my life completely (besides the scam and spam flood)

Do not install anything on your machine, ever. Tell them politely ~to fuck off~ that you are not interested and move on. I know the desperation to be jobless will obfuscate your mind but again, never ever install anything on your machine when job hunting. I've seen people lose their crypto savings in seconds to say the least.

You've been warned.