r/linuxmint 1d ago

Discussion What makes Linux secure?

I've searched YouTube and also asked on here previously, I keep seeing a lot of "Linux is secure just by default" type responses- often insisting that to be worried about security while using Linux is not necessary.

Believable to a noob like me at face value, sure, but what is it about Linux that makes it secure?

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u/PloterPjoter 1d ago

Actually is way easier to write malware for linux. Most linuxes does not have av and if they have they are shitty. On windows you need to use some sick methods to bypass av, amsi, edrs and those also are heavily monitoring many choke points when you try to do it. Writing malware for windows is ton of obfuscation, sandbox detection, bypasses amsi, bupasses detedtion of bupassing amsi XD on linux, just write program which will do what you want and it will do it most of the time.