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Originally Posted by astra
Well as far as I know it is not because Linux is more secure, it is just a matter of time/willingless of some idiot to write one...
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This is actually not (totally) true - of course part of it is based on "no interest in generating virus attacks", others are based on a completely different design.
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Of course, there is no widespread attacks....what is a percentage of linux usage vs. windows? 10% vs. 90%?
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Depends. Desktop or Server?
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What I am trying to say is that if I were to use Linux as my main desktop machine with all the passwords, banking, etc., I would not dismiss Antivirus so lightly. Maybe firewall as well.
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Firewall? Well, forget about desktop firewalls - they are bullshit. (I am not talking about package filtering IN THE KERNEL (which both, windows and linux are capable of doing)). Dedicated firewalls are never a bad idea - and as I wrote, I am not running a Linux w/o Antivirus, and I would not recommend to do so (though, of course, it is much more secure then doing so in Windows).
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German source from the Chaos Computer Club