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On 1/1/2014 7:52 AM, wrote:

Another reason Linux isn't a target is market share. If you're
writing a virus to steal information or screw up the world, it would
seem your primary focus is going to be on the OS that represent the
largest opportunity.

That's true, but a large part of the reason it's true is that a virus
writer would have to write versions of their malware for hundreds of
different Linux distros and versions of those distros. With Windows you
can do XP, 7, and 8 and cover 99% of users.