Also, unrealistic claims (like, oh, that Linux is immune to kernel level compromise, or that it prevents firmware updates) are not super convincing.
Our one item deep pool of evidence suggests that Linux is not *yet* subject to this attack, but as the saying goes, the attack never gets *worse*...
i never said that linux was immune. I said that it doesn't have the security flaws that allow such compromises.
Yes it does. If you let a user get root/admin on a computer then they can do whatever they want, and this is the 'flaw' that Microsoft is trying to fix. I'm sure you've had 'Microsoft' call you up and tell you that your computer has a problem and that they'd like to help you fix it. You and I are smart enough to know that it's a scam but there are plenty of people who don't. Linux doesn't have the critical mass of stupid users yet to make such a scam worthwhile but that doesn't mean it can't work. I think Microsoft's mistake is trying to fix stupidity/gullibility with a patch. James