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Comment by thewataccount

There's a misconception that you need to do something "stupid" to get a virus which is simply not the case. 0 days exist, and worms are still a thing (looking at you samba).

A great example is Pytorch just recently had a supply chain attack, and installing the nightly version between December 25th and December 30th, 2022 - would result in your home directory getting uploaded including ssh keys.

Chrome also just had a 0 day 2022 - CVE-2022-3075

Pytorch supply chain attack via Triton 2022/2023 - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pytorch-discl...

EDIT: Also there's a misconception that linux somehow doesn't get viruses - however the Pytorch attack affected linux users. Making a virus for windows gives you far more targets then linux, which is why they're far more common.

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