Best Answer: Is Linux Vulnerable to Viruses?

Is Linux prone to viruses?

1 – Linux is invulnerable and virus-free.

Even if there were no malware for Linux – and that’s not the case (see for example Linux/Rst-B or Troj/SrvInjRk-A) – does this mean it is safe? Unfortunately, no. Nowadays, the number of threats goes way beyond getting a malware infection.

Is Linux really safer than Windows?

77% of computers today run on Windows compared to less than 2% for Linux which would suggest that Windows is relatively secure. … Compared to that, there’s barely any malware in existence for Linux. That’s one reason some consider Linux more secure than Windows.