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Why Linux Users Don't Worry About Viruses
As harsh as I am about Kaspersky's (and Symantec's and McAfee's) attempts to self-promote their anti-virus products, I have to admit I do find their pronouncements of doom and gloom useful. By serving to statistically and repeatedly remind all computer users just how bad Windows is compared to Linux.
So, the total number of Linux viruses found ever is just 7.9 percent of the Windows viruses found from July-December of last year. And, in case you're wondering, there are an estimated 114,000 total known Windows viruses, so if I plug in the numbers in Gcalctool... 8, 6, 3, divide... enter... Linux viruses make up 0.76 percent of the total number of Windows viruses.
Time to stock up the bomb shelters? I think not. Because even that 863 number becomes moot when you consider not one of those Linux viruses ... are found in the wild. They are all lab viruses only.
