On 30-Jun-07, at 7:38 PM, krishnakant Mane wrote:
and by the way if I develop a virus (first define that term in context
of linux) I will only end up destroying files in my own user space.
viruses r supposed to multiply and execute on all the machines they
attack.
how can virus developers ensure this?
If I were to make a virus, I would cloak it under the pretext of some
other useful software. Think of a binary blob that supposedly
installs a Flash Player on your system, or the Netbeans IDE, or some
graphics drivers (ATi/nVidia?). You need to run the binary as root,
and you will do so. I'll show you a progress dialog and all the
works, but do some damage in the background - and the user is none-
the-wiser.
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