Ubuntu security - spyware, viruses, cache cleaning, etc.

[Eric Dunbar]

> I manage around 60+ XP desktops at work.  I'm the PC support guy.
> Thanks to Windows problems, I have a job:) I've recently switched to
> Breezy at home and I love it.  I constantly have to deal with users
> spyware issues at work.  I can only dream of a world where spyware
> doesn't exist.  Although I'm sure if most people used Linux then
> spyware would be developed to hack their systems but I agree that it
> would be fixed a whole hell of a lot quicker.

I know this could be a contentious post (and, I shy away from them so often ;-):

I suspect Windows won't be spy-ware prone for much longer.

Given that spyware is such a *big* problem for so many of its users,
Microsoft will have to figure out a way to make it less susceptible to
the scourge.

The advantage enjoyed by *nix will diminuish as Microsoft responds to
the needs of its customer base and responds to spyware, and, as *nix
becomes a more appealing target for spyware/adware writers (and, that
customer base _really_ *needs* spy ware control... I'm so glad I
currently do not, and never have run any Microsoft operating systems).

Eric.