Quote Originally Posted by Zundfolge View Post
Since most of the servers that make up the internet backbone are UNIX machines it would actually make sense to target THEM over Windows desktop machines, yet they don't anywhere near as often.

Windows, just because of the way its designed is easier to target with viruses than any other operating system. I'm sure its popularity has something to do with it but primarily its the ease with which it can be compromised that draws the virus writers and more to the point the way Windows is designed makes spreading from machine to machine easier, thus making Windows a bigger target.

Those few virii that have successfully infected *NIX machines just don't propagate as easily and die off before they get wide spread.
So... you're trying to tell me that it would make more sense to go after a backbone server that is protected by several hardware firewalls, data logging, honey pots and monitored real-time (I don't CARE what the OS is) than desktops with people that click on anything, download anything, visit any site, don't update their OS/Apps, etc?

You put Linux (any version) on 90% of the desktops out there and you would see how quickly the virus comunity can come up with exploits to get your information and put them on every gray site. Some of the garbage is just for fun but the really impressive codes are about making money. Target the 90% or target the 10% when the all mighty $ is involved.

No computer or OS is secure unless you put it in a box of concrete and drop it into the ocean.