Comment on Never-before-seen Linux malware gets installed using 1-day exploits
Bimbleby@lemmy.world 3 months agoI assume they said it was due to other reasons than obscurity, although we know better.
Comment on Never-before-seen Linux malware gets installed using 1-day exploits
Bimbleby@lemmy.world 3 months agoI assume they said it was due to other reasons than obscurity, although we know better.
GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months ago
It was due to other reasons, too.
One of the main malware vectors back then was Internet Explorer (and specifically ActiveX), Outlook Express, and MS Office macros. That’s not just a matter of obscurity; it’s because Microsoft specifically wrote very shitty software with no regard for security. Netscape was not nearly as exploited as IE even when it was the leading browser.