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   From: Eulchen    
   Subject: Re: Linux/virus   
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:22:08 +0100   
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   Cory Albrecht wrote:   
      
   > Pete wrote:   
   >> Doesn't Linux need an anti-virus and anti-spyware.   
   >> Or is it by some miracle immune?   
   >    
   > No, it's just that Linux (and *BSD) make up such a small fraction of   
   > desktop & basic user  machines that's it's not worth the time of virus   
   > writers (spam kings, nutty teenage boys trying to get revenge on the   
   > work for not giving them a girlfriend, etc...) to write uni*x-based   
   > viri. So the big part of why is basically economics, superior security   
   > notwithstanding. Same reason as why there aren't as many Mac viri as   
   > well. Were Linux 50% of the market then you can bet there's be a heck of   
   > a lot more viri.   
      
   nutty teenage boys hmhm - actually its a sony .....   
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