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Windows 10 isn’t the most vulnerable operating system – it’s actually Linux
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<blockquote data-quote="ChoiceVoice" data-source="post: 897840" data-attributes="member: 28876"><p>i have wondered about this in the past. my friend deleted a ton of system files and killed windows dead on her laptop. anyhow, she wanted linux on it now instead. but it wouldn't take linux unless i modified several security features in the bios or something. apparently, as i researched it, those were to stop kernel-level rootkits or something, but they also prevented the installation of other operating systems. basically, they had to be deactivated for linux to be installed. all the other computers i've put linux on didn't have this. but her's did. essentially, i had to make her laptop less secure to run linux.</p><p></p><p>the article is a bit sketchy on details on the linux stats though. those details are likely important, particularly in statistics, so we can see specifically what is being compared with what (only a passing reference to debian). and kinda amusing, but in search of that missing detail, i clicked the report compiler's site link (" compiled by <a href="https://thebestvpn.com/vulnerability-alerts/" target="_blank">Thebestvpn</a>."), and my yandex browser flagged that site as a security threat, lol. so maybe not the most reputable? dunno. but interesting <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChoiceVoice, post: 897840, member: 28876"] i have wondered about this in the past. my friend deleted a ton of system files and killed windows dead on her laptop. anyhow, she wanted linux on it now instead. but it wouldn't take linux unless i modified several security features in the bios or something. apparently, as i researched it, those were to stop kernel-level rootkits or something, but they also prevented the installation of other operating systems. basically, they had to be deactivated for linux to be installed. all the other computers i've put linux on didn't have this. but her's did. essentially, i had to make her laptop less secure to run linux. the article is a bit sketchy on details on the linux stats though. those details are likely important, particularly in statistics, so we can see specifically what is being compared with what (only a passing reference to debian). and kinda amusing, but in search of that missing detail, i clicked the report compiler's site link (" compiled by [URL='https://thebestvpn.com/vulnerability-alerts/']Thebestvpn[/URL]."), and my yandex browser flagged that site as a security threat, lol. so maybe not the most reputable? dunno. but interesting :) [/QUOTE]
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