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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.
> 
Well, that may be true on desktops, but if you look at the server / ISP
market I think you'll find that the market share is indeed around 50%.
You can't deny that a mailserver isn't a tempting target for a virus attack!

-Alan
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