On Sep 29, 2009, at 11:22 PM, MB Software Solutions General Account
wrote:
> Saw an article the other day that suggested the virus writers are
> targeting Macs more nowadays. Is it only a matter of time until the
> next target is Ubuntu, or is that O/S structured in such a way to be
> immune to a virus attack?
I don't think that anyone would be naive enough to claim that any
networked computer would be "immune" to an attack. But the point is
that *nix was designed from the outset to be a networked OS, so it is
inherently not as vulnerable as a Windows box. There are still many
exploits that can be found in apps that can compromise the box, no
matter what OS - even OS X or Ubuntu. It's just a much higher bar to
clear.
-- Ed Leafe
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