The Dangers of Windows

I wrote earlier about how Linux is better than Windows, and how the USA is loosing the Cyber War. Today, I will be telling another story about Windows and how you SHOULD be running Linux.
Most people run Windows and they run Windows in Admin mode, i.e. all the users have Admin Privileges because there is no way to easily access Admin Privileges for installing programs. In other words, the security model in Windows is flawed.
According to these articles, more than 90% of all security issues in Windows are caused by the user having Administrative Privileges...

UAC Vulnerability Found in Windows Vista

This one claims that you can prevent most of these security issues by downgrading your access level...but then, you cannot install many simple and daily programs, without considerable trouble.

Removing admin rights stymies 92% of Microsoft's bugs

However, with people getting more creative with their mall/spy/ad-ware, you should worry about security on your computer systems. 99.99% of all mall/spy/ad-ware was written to a Windows system, knowing that the users normally run in Administrator mode.

Malware infection that began with windshield fliers

It is also interesting to note that Microsoft makes it easy for mall/spy/ad-ware to get into your machine. Access points in the Browser (Browser Helper Objects) and Browser Markup Languages like DHTML allow easy access to your computer for Pop-Ups and unwanted programs.

Geek tech: Why your pop-up blocker doesn't work as well as it used to

Many of these new viruses aren't even in your Anti-Virus detectors yet, so they can do their damage long before a cure is available.

Why do I go through all this? To let you know that there is a solution. Move over to Linux. Use something like Ubuntu or Kubuntu, even Fedora...all these problems go away.
First off, it is nearly impossible to write a virus that will affect ALL Linux systems. Secondly, in order for a virus to work in Linux, it would have to have Admin (root) privileges and this is unlikely because YOU don't have Admin privileges, neither does your browser.
Thirdly, you have easy access to Admin privileges, so you can work with your machine without all the hassle.

Your machine is secure, your data secure, your problems with mall/spy/ad-ware solved.

Now we just have to get rid of DHTML and those annoying pop-ups...