[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

fyi

[Mr. K]

Linux bites it

[CE2949BB]

OpenBSD is inherently more secure than any major Linux distro.

[dan1123]

By default, on Vista, the user runs as a limited user account, and can be “elevated” to administrator whenever a program requests it and the user replies “Allow” to the prompt. Much safer, although this system (UAC) seems to annoy Windows users to the point where they turn it off (effectively running as administrator non-stop) or learn to click Allow automatically as I mentioned in the last bullet point. Windows software tends to be written with the assumption that the user is running as administrator, just as they did in Windows XP, and this fires so many UAC prompts that it becomes annoying. This isn’t Microsoft’s fault, it’s the fault of Windows-based software developers for trying to do the kinds of insecure things that require administrator access.

The problem with Microsoft trying to shoehorn a security model on their insecure API is that the "Allow" buttons pop up far too often for things that are not very hazardous, like an instant messaging client accessing the internet. What Microsoft should have done is have the installer handle permissions instead of implementing an annoying runtime popup.

The best thing Linux has going for it as far as virus avoidance is concerned is the package repositories. Instead of downloading from a random website (or running a file received in an email), everything executed is from a widely tested trusted source. Apple has a similar system implemented with their iPhone as well.

[cetarist]

yes, but I hate X windows even more than I hate Windows.

[rightwingextremist1776]

The security of an operating system is in direct proportion of it’s popularity....the more popular the more time more people will spend hacking/writing malicious code to exploit it..... PEROID. Vulnerabilities exist in all code due to the nature of grey areas in the standards that have been established to afford interoperability of software and systems....The key to security isn’t the false notion of invincibility, it’s in maintaining a secure environment and reducing risk.

[BuckeyeTexan]

The Internet runs on Linux. Anything critical runs on AIX. ;-)

Microsoft sucks!

Been running Linux since the earliest versions of Slackware.

[ShadowAce]

[gilor]

Apples (no pun) shouldn't be compared to oranges.

Anybody who globally states "Windows sucks" or "Linux sucks" doesn't know enough about computers to comment.

And if you want security, go with SOLARIS and forget those silly linux distros.

[rdb3]

Amazing << Hear this.