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Never-before-seen Linux malware gets installed using 1-day exploits (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 97 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Also keep in mind that the main reason Windows is targeted for so many exploits is because of the consumer market share. If Linux consumer market share goes up, so will general malware targeting it. We already saw it happen when OSX share increased and Apple had to abandon the whole "Macs don't get viruses" schtick.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    We already saw it happen when OSX share increased and Apple had to abandon the whole "Macs don't get viruses" schtick.

    It's kinda crazy that Apple got away with spinning "Our products don't sell well enough for this to be a problem" into a marketing point for as long as they did.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I assume they said it was due to other reasons than obscurity, although we know better.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    It was due to other reasons, too.

    One of the main malware vectors back then was Internet Explorer (and specifically ActiveX), Outlook Express, and MS Office macros. That's not just a matter of obscurity; it's because Microsoft specifically wrote very shitty software with no regard for security. Netscape was not nearly as exploited as IE even when it was the leading browser.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago*

    Linux has had a long history of worms and viruses, fortunately (sorta) thanks to its server legacy. Dumb and lazy server admins have given it pretty good 'secure by default' behaviours and cultures.

    Desktop users though: whole different set of challenges.

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