Mac and Linux attacks set to rise
Speaking to consumer PC mag PC Pro, security guru Eugene Kaspersky said that the lukewarm reception of Vista will result in defections to Mac OS and Linux, thus making them more attractive targets for malware writers.
"Home users are not so loyal to the OS. Not many of them are satisfied with Microsoft Vista," Kaspersky told PC Pro. "Some Windows users will switch to other OSes. Microsoft will not lose its dominance, but it will be reduced a bit."
The open source nature of Linux makes it intrinsically more vulnerable, apparently.
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Why would you believe Eugene Kaspersky?
...This is the very company (Kaspersky Labs) who uses so-called "concept malware" in an effort to maintain fear.
While this is highly likely to work on the Windows crowd, it has utterly failed on the Linux crowd...Now they're going after the clueless crowd.
Let me remind you...
The case of the non-viral virus
http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/04/10/2218210
Torvalds creates patch for cross-platform virus
http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/04/18/1941251
OpenOffice.org virus debunked by experts
http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/02/2136202
iPod virus scare stories are here
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38767
(It involves Linux installed on iPod).
Note how NONE of these have become actual exploits? Its the Kaspersky way. Claim to have found a vulnerability via "concept malware". (I actually think they are the ones writing them to grab some attention!)
I don't trust "experts" who are in it to sell their products. Its a form of deceptive advertising. (Claim: "Its the end of the world!"...But we have a solution for you!)