Rony Bill [ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk] wrote:
Some questions:
Why are viruses and trojans not created for linux? When linux overtakes windows in client machines, will there be a possibility of viruses and trojans being created for linux too?
If a linux user surfs the net without a firewall and with java scripting active in his browser, will his system be prone to hacking attempts and key logging/password grabbing?
Lets look at the issue in a practical way rather than randomly curse all windows users/installers. The OS is selected by the user. The installer has to follow market forces.
I totally agree with Rony. May be in future when Linux will rule the roost, they may have a million more virii and worms than there currently are on Windoze.
As there will be many more poeple who can see the code freely, there will be more experts who can exploit the code.
And anything popular will have its own sworn enemies. Like Windoze has. What can prevent M$ to exploit the code of Linux and invest in maligning or crashing Linux like all the Windoze haters do right now. After all it is free for all.
Bye,
rc