> From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> 
> On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 12:49:21PM -0300, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> > Is there any linux virus? 
> 
> Not really. If you aren't logged in as root, and have the permissions
> on your files set properly, there isn't really anything a 
> "virus" could
> do. Besides, you pretty much have to run a shell script or 
> something to
> activate any viral type program.
> 
Is this machine connected to the 'net?  Perhaps it got hacked.  That
happened to a good friend of mine who was running a Linux server outside of
his firewall.  He knew he was just asking for it and he got it!

  - jmh

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