[LINK] Re: Windows XP versus Vista

[Rick Welykochy]

Scott Howard wrote:

> The two biggest reasons why more viruses, malware, etc, exist for Windows
> more than for other platforms, IMHO, are (in no particular order) :
> 
> 1) Market share.  A virus which can infect "one-in-a-million" Linux
> workstations is not going to get very far.  A virus which can infect
> "one-in-a-million" Windows PCs has a far bigger target audience.  If you
> were writing a virus - ignoring all other factors - which would you write it
> for?  Virus/Malware/etc today is almost entirely about money - and money
> comes from quantity.

apples and oranges. The configuration of *every* WinXP box is the same.
The flaws of *every* WinXP box are the same. The user getting infected
has Admin privileges. This is a FACT, not an opinion.

Not so on Linux. There are hundreds of different configurations. And the
security flaws in Linux are minor compared to Winders.

So it is more like a virus or exploit can infect "one in ten" Windows
boxes. Writing a virus for Linux is very difficult since the user getting
attacked is *NOT* running as the Admin.

Scott, these are facts, not opinions. And we've covered this ground many many
times before on Link, with submissions from highly skilled technical boffins
who know their stuff. And we use logical deduction, reasoning and experience
to reach our conclusions, not hyped up PR websites and MS shills.

If you wish to believe the spin doctors supported by MS, that is your choice.
But reason, logic and experience can show you why Winders is so insecure (from
the ground up) and why *Nix systems beat it every time for performance, safety,
reliability and TCO.

As I've said in this thread already, we are going around in circles with this
topic. Many people/institutions who have committed money and resources to Windows
are embarrassed to admit they've bought a lemon.


cheers
rickw


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