Is Linux really more secure than main stream operating systems?
Linux can be misconfigured fatally, easier. Linux operating systems are specifically targeted malware families and botnets.
This is what I do not get when some people say, that most viruses target windows. It’s more nuanced than that. Most windows programs do not have a native linux port, so it’s not feasible for those types of viruses to make a linux port, especially since windows is used by the masses.
But Linux has its own security problems and easier misconfiguration, more open tooling and more services in some cases that can be exposed to the web.
So I don’t really get it when people say linux is more secure because, if an attacker breaks into a windows machine as the user account, they can’t really get to become the admin account unless they figure out the password. Meanwhile if an attacker breaks into a user account on linux, they have more escalation routes.
I might be misinformed on this but what stops a program or script containing a dropper or payload from running on a linux desktop?