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Whilst perusing Usenet on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:15:06 +0100, I read
these words from maxx  :

>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:57:03 -0500, Cory Albrecht wrote:
>
>> Pete wrote:
>>> Doesn't Linux need an anti-virus and anti-spyware. Or is it by some
>>> miracle immune?
>> 
>> No, it's just that Linux (and *BSD) make up such a small fraction of
>> desktop & basic user  machines that's it's not worth the time of virus
>> writers (spam kings, nutty teenage boys trying to get revenge on the
>> work for not giving them a girlfriend, etc...) to write uni*x-based
>> viri. So the big part of why is basically economics, superior security
>> notwithstanding. Same reason as why there aren't as many Mac viri as
>> well. Were Linux 50% of the market then you can bet there's be a heck of
>> a lot more viri.
>
>Read this article:
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/06/linux_vs_windows_viruses/
>
>This will clarify the misconception 'that Linux (and *BSD) make up such a
>small fraction of desktop & basic user  machines that's it's not worth the
>time of virus writers (spam kings, nutty teenage boys trying to get
>revenge on the work for not giving them a girlfriend, etc...) to write
>uni*x-based viri.'
>
>Basically it boils down to 'monoculture'...

Basically it boils down to 'having a clue' !

"Linux user would have to read the email, save
the attachment, give the attachment executable
permissions, and then run the executable."

Been doing that with Forte Agent under Win
for the last ten years !

It's a perfectly straightforward job to keep
a Win machine free of virii/viruses but the
vast majority of users don't know how to.

It's a different user base from Linux.

-- jjj
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