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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.   
   >    
      
   While this may play a secondary role, the main reason is that linux is   
   designed to be more secure.   
      
   Personally I think the strongest are :   
     - Open source that can be examined by a lot of people such that   
   security holes are there open and clear , ready to be fixed.   
     - Users work in user space ! Not much chance to infect systems by that.   
      
      
   And .....   
   the plural of virus is viruses. If there would be a Latin plural (quod   
   non ;-)) it would be virus.   
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