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Message: <blockquote data-quote="coolioWiZ" data-source="post: 788742" data-attributes="member: 40999">Now to my views:I'll not say there are no linux viruses or you can't write viruses to linux. [But the article which was the topic for this thread was a damn hoax]A linux virus still can't propagate much and do a significiant damage due to the low user base of linux. But one day linux may even surpass windows and become the lead OS, and we will not be able to bring the above argument. (If intellectual rights are succesfully forced upon third world countries including ours <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/sad.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad    :(" data-shortname=":(" /> , We would see a drop in usage of systems like windows and the adoptation of linux and other freely available [mostly open source] solutions).Let's look at the hacker's mindset, he/she <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> wants his/her virus/worm to infect as much computers throughout world. The hacker will choose the OS which most of the world's computers are running, windows!. Let's say one day Linux is mostly used, he/she will target linux.Now if Linux is targeted, will it be sucessful as windows viruses?1 Linux users mostly doesn't use admin accounts like windows users. Viruses would not be able to attack system files without admin priveledges.2 Open Source software, very hard to hide virus code.3 Software installation done mostly through a centralized network(software repository) where you select packages to install and the OS downloads and installs automatically.(apt in Debian/Ubuntu, Pup in Fedora) Hard to make respected software repository to contain infected software.4 High network security (Linux is multiuser network oriented) hard times in infecting a clean computer through a network.5 Linux has AV solutions (opensource and proprietary)6 Well known linux distros supply security patches (unlike windows they just patch the holes)A linux virus will have a very hard time and if an infection happens, its less likely it will infect another computer through a network. That sums up to a very low life cycle. Useless writing linux viruses.</blockquote>

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