Am Samstag 22 Oktober 2011, 18:14:32 schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: > On 10/22/2011 05:07 PM, Adam Carter 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. > > There are literally *millions* of Windows viruses. The Wikipedia page > just proves Linux has virtually no viruses, and those listed don't even > work anymore (exploits have been patched long ago.) Most existing Linux > malware targets servers (like PHP software exploits in forums, wikis, > etc) and desktop users don't need to worry. > > Furthermore, even if there were enough Linux viruses to worry about, > there isn't a good way of getting infected. On Windows, you download > random executables from the net. On Gentoo, you install your stuff > through portage. It's nearly impossible to get infected.
except when someone puts up or takes over a rsync server and starts providing malicious ebuilds. Hilarious. -- #163933
