Imma be honest, Linux isn't exactly for people who want ads in their OS.
But actually, sure you have to use extra steps to do SOME things, but Linux is fine mostly.
And there are, like, 500000 distros, so you can use what fits your needs.
And since "not many people use linux", no one makes viruses for Linux. But there's millions of viruses for Windows, or, if you are insane, ChromeOS or MacOS.