Can you get viruses using the Linux OS?

Question

I was wondering if I partitioned my hard disk and installed Windows on one and Linux OS on the other, then booting up to Linux for using the Internet, and booting up to Windows to use my other programs, could I still get viruses from the internet via Linux on my computer or on my partition with Windows?

Answer 1

Linux OS is more secure than Windows. Linux doesn't read much Executable files (which is a type of file which most viruses use as a form of attacking computers). If a person would create a virus for OS, he/she would just be wasting his time because compared to the database of Windows which can easily be hacked, the database of Linux OS is more complicated.

Answer 2

It is possible but much less likely than windows. If there is a virus for Linux they try to get it patched. Its just that there are no people going around to make viruses for like 3 percent of the Computer Community versus like 80 percent

Answer 3

It's pretty secure, but possible. I think Clam is the name of a free linux virus scanner.



The most likely way of getting a virus is by downloading an infected file in your Linux partition, and then moving it to your windows partition.

Answer 4

It is proved that none of the operating system is 100% secured but Linux is the least affected OS. The hackers have started targetting people using MAC computers since people believe MAC is Virus Proof.

Answer 5

You can on Linux,get a virus..but a Hundred times or more are for windows,because that many more people have it...See? Scamming people want easy & fast scams.

Answer 6

nothing is 100 percent but linux is much more secure than windows.

Answer 7

Yup. Do a google on 'linux malware'. Not as common as Windows malware, but it can happen.