On Oct 22, 2011 9:10 PM, "Adam Carter" <adamcart...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > there aren't any Linux viruses, > > Except for the ones listed on the page below, which is probably incomplete. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware > > But yeah, on a linux desktop (especially a Gentoo one) you don't need > a virus scanner. Yet. >
That IMO is one aspect where Gentoo is 'naturally hardened' even when compared to other Linux distros: malware writers can't be sure that the vectors they need exist in a target box. Rgds,
