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[News] Skype Gets New Windows-only 'Feature' -- A Virus

New Trojan calls on Skype

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| When users click on the link, they are redirected to a site that is
| hosting a file named file_01.exe. Users are then prompted to run the
| file and if they do, several other files are downloaded and run. The
| downloaded files are other versions of the Waresov/Stration malicious
| code.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=38328193&rid=-50


Related:

Linux vs. Windows: Which is Most Secure?

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| True to UNIX.
| Qualitative score: Windows gets a D+ while Linux gets an A-.
| "Bummer of a birthmark"
| Qualitative score: Windows gets an F while Linux gets an A.
| User data confidentiality.
| Qualitative score: Windows gets a B- while Linux gets a B+.
| Patch practices
| Qualitative score: Windows gets an A- while Linux gets a B+.
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http://www.esecurityplanet.com/views/article.php/3665801


Linux Security: A Big Edge Over Windows

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| Linux is better at locking down a computer than Windows. The Linux OS
| uses configuration settings and user permissions to a much more
| efficient degree than the Windows administrator account. To do
| this, non-enterprise users should seek help from third-party
| security suites that serve as configuration managers, James
| Bottomley, chief technology officer of SteelEye Technology said.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/54742.html


Security Report: Windows vs Linux

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| Finally, we also include a brief overview of relevant conceptual
| differences between Windows and Linux, to offer an insight into why
| Windows tends to be more vulnerable to attacks at both server and desktop,
| and why Linux is inherently more secure
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/security/security_report_windows_vs_linux/

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