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[News] Computer Security Showdown - Linux, Mac OS, and Windows

InfectMyPC.com Creates The Ultimate Operating System Face-Off Between Linux,
Microsoft Windows & Macintosh

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| One PC will use Linux while the other will run Microsoft Windows. The
| Macintosh will use OS10. The challenge will be blogged daily at
| http://www.DiaryofDestruction.com where readers will be encouraged to 
| suggest  malware programs to install, as well as send in email viruses and 
| spam to try and disable each machine. All machines will be data wiped and 
| donated to a charity at the end of the experiment.
| 
| [...]
| 
| There are problems to overcome however. It is widely known that Microsoft 
| Windows is far less secure than either Linux or Macintosh, yet, it is 
| important to note that Windows accounts for the vast majority of 
| installations.
| 
| In a recent report from Microsoft, the following was stated:
| 
| - Microsoft said that it found and removed malicious programs, called
| "bots" from six out of 10 Windows computers checked during a recent
| 15-month period
| 
| - They infect PCs with software that allows them to be controlled by
| an attacker to spread spam, attack websites or steal identity data
| 
| [...]
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