Quoting "Norbert P. Copones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
its true. linux viruses/worms do exist for a long time. even the
contributed korean version of mozilla and thunderbird was found to be
infected by the linux.rst.b virus last september (found by kaspersky lab).
Viruses != Worms
The computer worm is a program that is designed to copy itself from one
computer to another over a network. This does not need any human
intervention.
Viruses on the other hand are computer programs that are designed to
spread themselves from one file to another on a single computer. They
require human intervention to propagate (e.g. send email).
The only known Linux-born viruses require root privileges to do things
as desired. If you are incredibly stupid to run an untrusted binary as
root the problem isn't the virus - PEBKAC. The most a proper virus
should do is to wreck your own files - and you'd have to do that
willingly by running an infected binary. If you do run an untrusted
binary the problem again is not the virus - PEBKAC.
That being said, it's a wild world if you're using Windows :D
--
Paolo Alexis Falcone
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