I said, "Most viruses are designed to exploit the windows architecture." I did not say "All".
Please show me ANY system that is absolutely bullet proof. Yes, cross-platform exploits exist, but I doubt they can cause as much harm to a Linux system as to a Windows system. Linux has no Registry like Windows, it has a different system of file and directory permissions, it has different executable binaries. Linux is an alien environment for most viruses.
I have battled computer viruses since the DOS days, while supporting hundreds of machines. In the four years that I have used Linux on a half-dozen machines, I have yet to experience any problem, all the while using no firewall or anti-virus program. Try that with Windows.
The closest thing to absolute protection that I could recommend is to surf the web after booting from a Linux demo CD or DVD. It you need to download and save a file, use a USB memory stick for storage.
Keep the Window Machine with personal data away from the WWW.
Much less heartaches....
“Linux malware includes viruses, trojans, worms and other types of malware that affect the Linux operating system. Linux, Unix and other Unix-like computer operating systems are generally regarded as very well-protected, but not immune, from computer viruses.[1][2]
There has not yet been a widespread Linux malware threat of the type that Microsoft Windows software faces; this is commonly attributed to the small number of users running Linux as a desktop operating system[1], the malware’s lack of root access and fast updates to most Linux vulnerabilities.[2]
The number of malicious programs — including viruses, Trojans, and other threats — specifically written for Linux has been on the rise in recent years and more than doubled during 2005 from 422 to 863.[3]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware
YMMV.
>>No need to thank me.
Nope. Half arsed dis/misinformation deserves no thanks.
What’s Android a derivative of Super Genius?
“Android is under attack: New malware threats tripled in Q2”
http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/17/android-malware-q2-2012-study/
“Oops”.