It's not realistic to claim, if not completely accurate to assume that one does not have to deal with malware if running Linux. I know that in this particular instance, Linux would have likely made no difference. Especially, when involving social engineering malware, where one can unintentionally give "permission" to install a PUP.
powderman426 wrote:
Or you could install linux and not have to deal with any of this nonsense. JMO
I read this comment originally as being borderline trolling in nature. With follow up comments, this may not have been the case? If I misconstrued the intent, than I apologize.
However, since the original post does not revolve around questions or comments about OS, I believe further discussions involving Linux are best addressed in a separate thread.