According to Wikipedia:
Is Linux completely virus free?
The answer is NO. Although there is no such threat as Microsoft Windows, but there are malwares found for Linux. There has been viruses, trojans, worms and other kinda malware like rootkit which has been detected and the number of these malwares has been rising in the past few years.
Linux is Not Virus Free. Its more Immune to Viruses.
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another.People working on Windows spend quite a money in buying and renewing anti-virus for their systems to remain protected. However, a not so sophisticated Linux user never really needs an anti-virus for the system. Why? What are the reasons that people consider Linux as virus free. Lets discuss.
Is Linux completely virus free?
The answer is NO. Although there is no such threat as Microsoft Windows, but there are malwares found for Linux. There has been viruses, trojans, worms and other kinda malware like rootkit which has been detected and the number of these malwares has been rising in the past few years.
Linux is Not Virus Free. Its more Immune to Viruses.
- Small number of users. Linux is less widely used all across the world in comparison to windows. The groups or individuals behind the viruses and other malwares develops them with the aim of hitting maximum systems and causing maximum damages. Since, there are less Linux users and there are less Linux programmers, the number of such malwares is low.
- Multi-user environment. Linux implements multi-user environment. That is, users are granted specific privileges only and to cause any serious damages to the system, malwares would have to get access to root account.
- Open source. Linux is open source. The vulnerabilities are fixed very rapidly by programmers all over the world as soon as it is discovered. Chances are that when a virus is detected, it will be patched sooner than windows.
Keeping all these in mind, we surely can say that "Lnux is more immune to virus and malwares". We cannot say that its completely virus free. However, an average user will never require any sort of anti-virus program to remain safe. There has been some attacks in the past like rootkit attacks, but they have been fixed. Enjoy your personal Linux experience without any worrying. Enjoy Linux. Enjoy open source.
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Small number of users??????
ReplyDeleteLinux is the most widely used operating system in the world! Nearly every smart phone runs Linux, and ever thought about what OS runs all the billions of server farms worldwide?
here small no. of users????
ReplyDeletethat's not correct .......
there are many people who prefer linux than windows..............
improve ur knowledge about linux........
happy to see a linux lover indian.....
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