I am sorry to hear that John. I would have thought that Linux virus ware would have improved with all the developers out there.

I agree with your friend somewhat. I don't think it's 50/50 on 'getting' infected. I think you are less likely on Linux. But I also think if you do get infected in Linux more damage is likely to be done if it isn't caught, and a firewall most likely won't catch it after it's in. A good one may try to stop stuff from getting out, but that would be one of the first things targeted by an intrusion. Serious threats don't try to hurt the machine, they try to gain information or control.

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