<p>Every Operating System gets malware, there is no question about that. Any operating system designed just takes a little studying of how it works and even less coding. The difference between Linux and Windows is that Linux gets CONSIDERABLY less (almost irrelevantly less imho). The obscurity of linux can also prove how secure it is, it is not all bad not being too popular.</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 15, 2010 12:50 AM, "Fred A. Miller" <<a href="mailto:fmiller@lightlink.com">fmiller@lightlink.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 8px;line-height:26px"><font color="#004d99" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="5"><a href="http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=549550802-f09aff1f3240c763b781087d83996fa3-bf&brand=ZDNET&s=5" style="color:rgb(0, 77, 153);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Linux infection
proves Windows malware monopoly is over</a></font></p>
<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 8px;line-height:16px"><font face="Verdana,sans-serif" size="2">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.</font></p>
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