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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.   
   >    
   Well, that may be true on desktops, but if you look at the server / ISP   
   market I think you'll find that the market share is indeed around 50%.   
   You can't deny that a mailserver isn't a tempting target for a virus attack!   
      
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