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> I think the issue is that if you use linux you are usually smart enough to not get infected, windows users are the majority and thus get hit more. It's been
by tablespoon 5y ago
> I think the issue is that if you use linux you are usually smart enough to not get infected, windows users are the majority and thus get hit more.
It's been a long time since "using linux" meant you're "smart enough to..." Probably around the time corporate IT departments everywhere realized Linux on x86 was cheaper than Solaris and could still get the job done.
- sodality2 5y agoFor sure, there are dumb linux users and smart windows users. But the percentage is skewed since you generally don't use linux unless you have a minimum amount of skill; especially on desktop there are WAY more non proficient windows users than non proficient linux users + windows is preinstalled on basically every consumer device.
- kelnos 5y agoAlso on the desktop the prevailing method of malware infection is probably from downloading .exe files from sketchy sites (or email attachments) and running them. Or from websites exploiting browser bugs to do OS-specific things (though I imagine these sorts of vulns are hard to come by these days). The vast majority of these are going to be Windows executables and Windows-specific things. Your random malicious website is much more likely to target Windows desktop users than Linux desktop users.