On Tuesday 21 Oct 2003 2:41 am, Cy Kurtz wrote: > > Take a default install of any Linux distro, and a default install > > of Windows, connect them to the internet with no firewall or any > > antivirus software, and see which one gets compromised 1st. > > Would you feel better if you were compromised the day after instead of the day before?
> no no no wait a minute! > > What happens when Linux becomes as popular as windows? Most people > writing virii are aiming at windows boxen, because they are more > numerous. People writing virii want to do as much damage as > possible, so they are going to go after the most popular OS. > Not entirely true, I think. People write viruses for windows because it is easy to - there are many vulnerabilities in many unpatched boxes and visual basic to write in. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?
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