Originally Posted by
Elysia
I think you misunderstand.
Linux is probably more insecure than Vista.
"What!?" you say.
Windows has long been exposed to all kinds of attacks and therefore has always needed better security. Linux and Mac OTOH are not so much exposed to attacks and therefore do not need so much security. Believe me, there are probably thousands of security holes in the Linux kernel that no one knows of. There may just be 100 in Windows, since Microsoft is patching them all since hackers are exploiting them.
However, it may not even be bugs or security holes. It may just be the way it was designed. People can always get around it, even if it's secure. Even if no one can break in.
So if your computer would be unbreakable if they didn't have the password... well, if they got the password somehow, then your computer wouldn't be unbreakable, would it? No, no, no. There's no such thing as a bug here. Just the way it was designed.
Microsoft is right to recommend AV & Firewall to everyone, including Linux & Mac people because it adds extra security around everything. Is it a bug to run software? No? Then Windows breaks no rule when it executes malicious software, which is, after all, software.
Linux & Mac users may not need a firewall and av software simply because the OSes are simply less exposed to attacks.