diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/hadoop.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/hadoop.py
index 8bafa6969..5cf30f23c 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/hadoop.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/hadoop.py
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ class HadoopExploiter(WebRCE):
     def _build_command(self, path, http_path):
         # Build command to execute
         monkey_cmd = build_monkey_commandline(self.host, self.current_depth + 1)
-        if "linux" in self.host.os["type"]:
-            base_command = HADOOP_LINUX_COMMAND
-        else:
+        if self.host.is_windows():
             base_command = HADOOP_WINDOWS_COMMAND
+        else:
+            base_command = HADOOP_LINUX_COMMAND
 
         return base_command % {
             "monkey_path": path,
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/log4shell.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/log4shell.py
index 077c7c865..ffbcdd0d6 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/log4shell.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/log4shell.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import time
 from pathlib import PurePath
 
+from common import OperatingSystems
 from common.common_consts.timeouts import LONG_REQUEST_TIMEOUT, MEDIUM_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
 from common.utils import Timer
 from infection_monkey.exploit.log4shell_utils import (
@@ -115,10 +116,10 @@ class Log4ShellExploiter(WebRCE):
     def _build_command(self, path: PurePath, http_path) -> str:
         # Build command to execute
         monkey_cmd = build_monkey_commandline(self.host, self.current_depth + 1, location=path)
-        if "linux" in self.host.os["type"]:
-            base_command = LOG4SHELL_LINUX_COMMAND
-        else:
+        if self.host.is_windows():
             base_command = LOG4SHELL_WINDOWS_COMMAND
+        else:
+            base_command = LOG4SHELL_LINUX_COMMAND
 
         return base_command % {
             "monkey_path": path,
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ class Log4ShellExploiter(WebRCE):
         }
 
     def _build_java_class(self, exploit_command: str) -> bytes:
-        if "linux" in self.host.os["type"]:
+        if OperatingSystems.LINUX in self.host.os["type"]:
             return build_exploit_bytecode(exploit_command, LINUX_EXPLOIT_TEMPLATE_PATH)
         else:
             return build_exploit_bytecode(exploit_command, WINDOWS_EXPLOIT_TEMPLATE_PATH)
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/tools/helpers.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/tools/helpers.py
index 0ce1c474e..e268fe4c3 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/tools/helpers.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/tools/helpers.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ AGENT_BINARY_PATH_WIN64 = PureWindowsPath(r"C:\Windows\temp\monkey64.exe")
 
 
 def get_agent_dst_path(host: VictimHost) -> PurePath:
-    if host.os["type"] == "windows":
+    if host.is_windows():
         path = PureWindowsPath(AGENT_BINARY_PATH_WIN64)
     else:
         path = PurePosixPath(AGENT_BINARY_PATH_LINUX)
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/web_rce.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/web_rce.py
index 99438a0a7..34f245fca 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/web_rce.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/web_rce.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from abc import abstractmethod
 from posixpath import join
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
+from common import OperatingSystems
 from common.utils.attack_utils import BITS_UPLOAD_STRING, ScanStatus
 from infection_monkey.exploit.HostExploiter import HostExploiter
 from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.http_tools import HTTPTools
@@ -162,10 +163,10 @@ class WebRCE(HostExploiter):
 
     def get_command(self, path, http_path, commands):
         try:
-            if "linux" in self.host.os["type"]:
-                command = commands["linux"]
-            else:
+            if self.host.is_windows():
                 command = commands["windows"]
+            else:
+                command = commands["linux"]
             # Format command
             command = command % {"monkey_path": path, "http_path": http_path}
         except KeyError:
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ class WebRCE(HostExploiter):
         :return: response, False if failed and True if permission change is not needed
         """
         logger.info("Changing monkey's permissions")
-        if "windows" in self.host.os["type"]:
+        if self.host.is_windows():
             logger.info("Permission change not required for windows")
             return True
         if not command:
@@ -411,13 +412,14 @@ class WebRCE(HostExploiter):
         :return: Default monkey's destination path for corresponding host or False if failed.
         """
         if not self.host.os.get("type") or (
-            self.host.os["type"] != "linux" and self.host.os["type"] != "windows"
+            self.host.os["type"] != OperatingSystems.LINUX
+            and self.host.os["type"] != OperatingSystems.LINUX
         ):
             logger.error("Target's OS was either unidentified or not supported. Aborting")
             return False
-        if self.host.os["type"] == "linux":
+        if self.host.os["type"] == OperatingSystems.LINUX:
             return DROPPER_TARGET_PATH_LINUX
-        if self.host.os["type"] == "windows":
+        if self.host.os["type"] == OperatingSystems.WINDOWS:
             return DROPPER_TARGET_PATH_WIN64
 
     def get_target_url(self):
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/model/host.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/model/host.py
index 95cc85810..6a1295e58 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/model/host.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/model/host.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
+from common import OperatingSystems
+
 
 class VictimHost(object):
     def __init__(self, ip_addr: str, domain_name: str = ""):
@@ -14,6 +16,9 @@ class VictimHost(object):
     def as_dict(self):
         return self.__dict__
 
+    def is_windows(self) -> bool:
+        return OperatingSystems.WINDOWS in self.os["type"]
+
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash(self.ip_addr)
 
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/ping_scanner.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/ping_scanner.py
index 16fb2df96..cddf4bdd4 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/ping_scanner.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/ping_scanner.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
+from common import OperatingSystems
 from infection_monkey.i_puppet import PingScanData
 from infection_monkey.utils.environment import is_windows_os
 
@@ -79,9 +80,9 @@ def _process_ping_command_output(ping_command_output: str) -> PingScanData:
 
     operating_system = None
     if ttl <= LINUX_TTL:
-        operating_system = "linux"
+        operating_system = OperatingSystems.LINUX
     else:  # as far we we know, could also be OSX/BSD, but lets handle that when it comes up.
-        operating_system = "windows"
+        operating_system = OperatingSystems.WINDOWS
 
     return PingScanData(True, operating_system)
 
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/smb_fingerprinter.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/smb_fingerprinter.py
index d47ce224e..438e13db0 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/smb_fingerprinter.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/smb_fingerprinter.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Dict
 
 from odict import odict
 
+from common import OperatingSystems
 from infection_monkey.i_puppet import (
     FingerprintData,
     IFingerprinter,
@@ -193,9 +194,9 @@ class SMBFingerprinter(IFingerprinter):
                 logger.debug(f'os_version: "{os_version}", service_client: "{service_client}"')
 
                 if os_version.lower() != "unix":
-                    os_type = "windows"
+                    os_type = OperatingSystems.WINDOWS
                 else:
-                    os_type = "linux"
+                    os_type = OperatingSystems.LINUX
 
                 smb_service["name"] = service_client
 
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/ssh_fingerprinter.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/ssh_fingerprinter.py
index 32aa20ad9..86eb8f420 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/ssh_fingerprinter.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/network_scanning/ssh_fingerprinter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import re
 from typing import Dict, Optional, Tuple
 
+from common import OperatingSystems
 from infection_monkey.i_puppet import FingerprintData, IFingerprinter, PingScanData, PortScanData
 
 SSH_REGEX = r"SSH-\d\.\d-OpenSSH"
@@ -40,6 +41,6 @@ class SSHFingerprinter(IFingerprinter):
         for dist in LINUX_DIST_SSH:
             if banner.lower().find(dist) != -1:
                 os_version = banner.split(" ").pop().strip()
-                os = "linux"
+                os = OperatingSystems.LINUX
 
         return os, os_version