I'm an old Unix Hacker, there are lots of ways to get things in Unix to
run as Root. I'm not going to explain more, other people have published
descriptions in books and on the Web. If you're curious look it up.
Joaquim Carvalho wrote:
P. J. Alling wrote:
I expect so. Linux and various flavors of Unix have their own brands
of Viri, (I know not the proper plural of Virus but hey it's a
mailing list),. Most virus writers these days depend on "kits". I
expect to see a few for the Mac real soon now.
I ask again where did you hear about viruses for Linux or any other
flavour of Unix.
On any UNIX (Linux, BSD, Mac OS X or any other) a process needs to be
running as ROOT do do any damage to the system. (a would-be virus
would have to ask: "Please type in the root password for this system")
This is the reason why UNIX is safe and Windows isn't. If you don't
work for Microsoft you shouldn't spread their FUD (Fear, Uncertanty
and Doubt) Of course any software you run on UNIX can have access to
your /home directory but that's as far as it goes.
--
A man's only as old as the woman he feels.
--Groucho Marx
