Talk:Linux malware

Linux and windows on virus

What is the difference between the method of virus spreading in linux and windows 49.36.41.91 (talk) 04:20, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

There is no basic difference, it is just that Windows is far more vulnerable to malware than Linux is. - Ahunt (talk) 13:16, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

This reply lacks any proofs and talks about that as if it's common knowledge. It's not. We are in 2022, not in 2000. Artem S. Tashkinov (talk) 19:42, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Most of this article is stuck in the early 2000s. Aletheiatus (talk) 19:31, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Outdated sourcing and structure

The article appears to have very outdated sources. A significant amout of sources is from the early 2000s and it is highly questionable how relevant they are still for the current situation. The main part of the article completly ignores iOT devices and Bot nets like Mirai, or maleware like Hummingbad, which both have an article on Wikipedia and both have infected multiple million devices. I do belive it would be more sencible to differentiate between maleware on IoT, Server, Android (as it is Linux based) and home usage. The current article does primarily focus on the home usage but kind of ignores the rest, which can appear very biased. Aletheiatus (talk) 19:29, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

"Go-written" wtf

The emphasis of a small part of an IBM report, stating that the Go programming language is increasingly used for malware, is strange. Why is that important enough to have a separate section with a heading? Is the increase more than the increase in general of the use of Go in development? If this is important, the section should be clarified, and at least be linking to the page for the Go language. 5.186.55.135 (talk) 09:15, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

ESET

I wonder how up to date is this information. I have had a phone call with Eset just right and they dont have a product for Linux. They just have a distant product for Linux server. Juandev (talk) 09:03, 15 August 2024 (UTC)