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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.
> 

While this may play a secondary role, the main reason is that linux is
designed to be more secure.

Personally I think the strongest are :
  - Open source that can be examined by a lot of people such that
security holes are there open and clear , ready to be fixed.
  - Users work in user space ! Not much chance to infect systems by that.


And .....
the plural of virus is viruses. If there would be a Latin plural (quod
non ;-)) it would be virus.
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