Like P.J. Alling said, there are ways to get root privileges on a UNIX system without logging in as root. Try reading up on buffer overflows.
On 6/19/05, Joaquim Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > >
