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    21 year ago

    it’s a smaller target and that hackers aren’t spending as much time trying to attack it

    It’s the most popular server system, so I’m not so sure about that.

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      41 year ago

      The target user base is much smaller. Most viruses are spread through user error and server administrators are far more competent than a typical OS user. Also, typical server exploits lead to exposing credentials rather than spreading viruses.

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        21 year ago

        Software is usually installed from repositories and not random websites, so there is less room for user error in general. Even if you download an executable file, you will most likely have to give it permissions to run first. So I think it’s more immune to viruses not because of its users, but because of the way it’s designed.