trojan problem

[Sven Wagschal]

Anders Karlsson schrieb:
> Linux is not invulnerable to virii, and there are hundreds of virii
> for Linux, they just do not spread so easily. Because Windows has a
> much larger install base, and usually less cluefull users, virii
> writers targets Windows because the reward is bigger.
> 
> Do not make the mistake of believing "because I use Linux no harm will
> come to me". The bigger the install base, the bigger the target and
> the bigger the reward for a successful virii.


Then, why are there many virii which target Windows servers, but only a 
few (if any) that target Linux Servers? There are way more 
Apache-Web-Servers than Windows servers, but interestingly exploits are 
primarily target at Windows (despite the install base).

There was an article some years ago which argued that the "install base 
argument" is mostly wrong:

<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/06/linux_vs_windows_viruses/>

Regards,

S. Wagschal