Note the keywords: "worm" .. not "virus"..
A dodgy script that exploits a known vulnerability and perpetuates itself
by the same method is not worthy of the label "virus"..
By the same token, some moron who writes a bit of cheap VBS and sends it
to other morons who double click everything they see, has not created a
"virus" per se, but has created a "cheap-arse trojan for Dummies(tm)".
//umar.
> Go to http://vil.nai.com/vil/ and do a search for Linux.
> You will come up with 12 "viruses"
> For instance, Ramen Worm:
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=98975
>
> I think it's a decent idea to add a virus scan to your daily cron job/
> security check scripts. Gives you an extra little bit of protection that
> will hopefully never be needed :-)
>
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