On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 01:55:21PM +0100, DrewMartin wrote: > It is a well know fact that the script kiddies who write these > insidious pieces of code only do so, because Windows is such a wide spread > OS in the world out there.If/when Linux(or Macs) become the OS of choice for > the world at large,then the will start writing viri for these OS's too.
I don't think this is a well known fact. Linux runs the majority of servers in the world--why haven't the script-kiddies been targeting Linux servers? On the other hand, there are plenty of viruses that target Windoze servers, which are in the minority. Your argument just doesn't hold water. > Yes I do know for a virus to have full affect in Linux you must be > running as root,but some clever bastard out there will one day work out how > to rip thought that level of secretly. How would it propogate, then? To approach Windoze, every Linux user would have to be running as root. Todd
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