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In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeks (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 8 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I think most malware comes from installing cracked software from non-safe sources.

Linux already has a huge market share in servers, so it's already a prime target for malware. More desktop users won't make it worse.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    You're browsing habits, emails & P2P mostly, just as you said.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    what ways are there for browser to infect you, discounting obvious things like downloading something yourself? I assume javascript can do something, but are there other things?

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    browsers can have security vulnerabilities in their complex parts that grant the website powers it shouldn't have. depending on the kind of vuln, it could enable readout of browser memory contents (like cookies containing access tokens), modification of it, execution of arbitrary program code supplied by the site, etc.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Well when using P2P sites you have clickbait, popups, etc. Do aviod that you use blocked, use prowlarr/jacket to get the MAG download pregenerated, no website needed. Anything you click on or download can scam and infect you. That's why you're browsing habit & emails cause you the most malware/viruses.

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