Problems with not having ms windows when using webbrowsers in ubuntu

[Basil Chupin]

On 05/05/12 16:09, John D Lamb wrote:

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> For the second, change your bank. Seriously. Most banks will handle a
> change easily, transferring all your payments and standing orders
> seamlessly. I moved an account in November and even my card PIN didn’t
> change. The better banks handle Ubuntu, Android and Apple just as well
> as they handle Windows.

I think what you really wanted to say was that 'the better banks" (*are* 
there such animals?!) handle a LINUX system.

The reference to Ubuntu is totally immaterial - although I don't give a 
tinker's cuss about Android and Apple and anything else... :-D .


>   But you don’t get the trojan risks.

Ah, now while this is in some ways correct, it is but a generalisation :-) .

Linux is not immune to malware. There is malware out there which affects 
Linux but it has been detected and the vulnerability dealt with (the 
great benefit of open source software where thousands of programmers are 
allowed to examine the code and find any errors/vulnerabilities).

However, there is currently one bit of malware about which there is much 
concern as it even affects Linux in certain cases. I cannot immediately 
give you the reference to this at the moment but you can search for it 
on the 'net and on security sites. (The malware is hard to detect and 
hard to eliminate[$].)

[$] I am talking about something which was written about a couple of 
months ago. Since then the whole picture may have changed, and of which 
I am not aware, and the malware may now be totally neutralised.

BC