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The Truth about Malware and Linux

0 The Truth about Malware and LinuxIn this Q&A session with Ryan Naraine, Kaspersky Lab malware researcher David Jacoby dispels the myth surrounding Linux as a malware-free platform and makes the case that misconfigurations and other security problems on Linux contributes to the malware epidemic on Microsoft’s Windows operating system.

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4 Responses to “The Truth about Malware and Linux”

  1. maw88ify says:

    @grandmaster1fc You …
    @grandmaster1fc You are correct the are only talking Linux passing viruses to Windows not Linux getting viruses…
    The funny thing is Kaspersky Rescue Disk is a live Linux OS cd …

  2. grandmaster1fc says:

    The title of this …
    The title of this video should be rewritten as “Malware and Linux Servers”. The video is merely talking about the mismanagement of Linux servers. Because of the mismanagement some Linux servers are being used as malware distributors infecting people using Windows.

    Nowhere in this video is there any mention about the Linux desktop needing antivirus.

  3. rahulyadav121 says:

    Thumbs up if …
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  4. rahulyadav121 says:

    Good work from the …
    Good work from the Kaspersky Labs towards busting the Myths about Linux.

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