rk911 wrote:
nonsense. Linux and Apple are not immune to viruses and the like. they simply don't have the market share to attract attention.
Just because an OS is designed to be inherently resistant to viruses or malware does not mean that the overall system is immune. Even Apple long dropped references to such on its website, and recommends third party AV protection. All my MACS have AV apps, in this case AVast Free.
The cyber-criminals know this and shifted their focus toward browser and plugin extension exploits that don't require OS intrusion to gain foothold or even a level of control of a system.
To believe one is protected due solely to the OS is not unlike owning a water resistant watch, and assuming it means the same thing as waterproof. There are more equations in the overall picture than just the OS.