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Windows gets hit on by viruses because it's popular. If Linux was more popular, it would get targeted instead so the problem would probably remain.
by chrisbennet 9y ago
Windows gets hit on by viruses because it's popular.
If Linux was more popular, it would get targeted instead so the problem would probably remain.
- flukus 9y agoAssuming the vulnerability level is 1 to 1 (which I very much doubt) it still makes sense to avoid a mono-culture. It allows us to work around any single point of failure and improves the cost/reward structure for exploits.
- partycoder 9y agoNo. Android is Linux and has a higher market share than Windows, so you are incorrect.
- breakingcups 9y agoAh, but mobile devices are usually hidden behind a providers NAT and nearly all applications that are interactable and could be semi-directly contacted (eg. messaging apps) are written in a managed language, so a spread like we've seen with WCry is less likely to happen. Having said that, have you seen the amount of malware hiding in advertisements for Android? There's a lot.
- chrisbennet 9y agoWell then, if you're talking phones. The Windows phone is less likely to get a virus than Android phone. Like I said, it's simply a question of popularity - it makes more sense to target a popular OS if you're writing a virus.