Is Linux-resistant virus?

To this day malware that infects Linux is very little compared to malware that infects a number of Windows OS variants in the millions. In fact, the developing world is malware that infects Andorid built from the Linux development and percentage growth beat Windows malware.

But back to your question, whether Linux-resistant virus? If the definition of a virus / malware is a virus that you mean Windows, Linux certainly resistant virus Windows. Similarly Windows virus resistant to Android because it is not compatible.

There are some interesting notes Vaksincom thought to be additional information:


Vaksincom never had a number of corporate customers with 500 client PCs connected to the network and 70% of PCs have been using Linux OS. The rest use Windows OS. A database server down time due to a malware attack, of course, the first step is to check all your Windows PC if there is malware that infects and do Ddos to the database server.

However, after all checked and confirmed Windows PC clean of malware, database server, and finally fixed in Ddos Vaksincom using NNP (Norman Network Protector) to identify any IP that does Ddos and that makes IP-IP apparently shocked that do Ddos is the use Linux OS.

Of course, the question arises why this happened because at that time very little malware on Linux, and can be counted on the fingers. Inquired had inquired turns PCs running Linux should run the database program created using programming languages ​​and to be compatible running Windows emulator WINE.


Apparently emulator in addition to running Windows applications also run Windows malware with extremely compatible and it is the cause Ddos to the database server.

In the development of the threat of malware exploits in recent years that runs on the server side, the selection of the used PC OS is irrelevant to protect users of cloud services if the server / server apps exploited.

One example is the exploitation of the Facebook apps are actually active in the Facebook server and any OS you're using, Android, Mac, Windows or Linux will not be able to prevent your Facebook account exploitation.