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<blockquote data-quote="Alexis" data-source="post: 553181" data-attributes="member: 16911"><p>6% is still 15 million machines. The market share argument doesn't add up. Linux is similarly unaffected and is a massive OS in industry.</p><p></p><p>Windows is rife with viruses because the structure is basically unchanged since Windows 95 was created. The registry is malware's friend and virtually every piece of software digs itself into it. There have been many rewrites of Windows over the years, but the structure is basically the same. Rather than make it secure from the ground up, MS take a different approach in order not to alienate developers. Add-ons such as 'Windows Defender' and user account control are sticking plaster fixes, rather than features to make it inherently secure.</p><p></p><p>Internet Explorer is also a source of security problems. Using Firefox is one way to help security.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alexis, post: 553181, member: 16911"] 6% is still 15 million machines. The market share argument doesn't add up. Linux is similarly unaffected and is a massive OS in industry. Windows is rife with viruses because the structure is basically unchanged since Windows 95 was created. The registry is malware's friend and virtually every piece of software digs itself into it. There have been many rewrites of Windows over the years, but the structure is basically the same. Rather than make it secure from the ground up, MS take a different approach in order not to alienate developers. Add-ons such as 'Windows Defender' and user account control are sticking plaster fixes, rather than features to make it inherently secure. Internet Explorer is also a source of security problems. Using Firefox is one way to help security. [/QUOTE]
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