On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 11:06, Todd Slater wrote: > 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 > feeding trolls is the only way any sort of linux virus propagates...
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