Linux infection proves Windows malware monopoly is over

[Christopher Chan]

Linux operating systems do not get infected. There are no virii that 
work on Linux. You can get trojaned or rootkitted but you won't get self 
replicating malware. Linux operating systems get cracked. And that has 
always been the only means of dropping malware.


On Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:49 PM, Fred A. Miller wrote:
> Linux infection proves Windows malware monopoly is over
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> Every time I write about Windows security software, I get a predictable
> flood of responses from Linux advocates who claim that they don't need
> any such protection.
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