There definitely are linux virii. They'are fairly rare in the wild as virii,
spread easiest amongst common (windows) platform. They also spread easier
amongst users who are less likely to use safe computing. This means you'll
probably see lot more linux virii as linux becomes more mainstream.
For some reason some of the people who run linux are not concerned about the
possibility of virii. Kind of reminds of the NT peple who 3-5 years ago were
proclaiming: "I dont have to worry about viruses as I run NT."
Dave.
PS: Merry Christmas and I hope that Santa only brought you linux compatible
hardware. ;-)
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David Zverina
Alt Key Pty. Ltd.
http://www.altkey.com
PO Box 3121, Parramatta, 2124, Australia
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> This is an odd message.
> I know of no linux virii
>
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> InfoDesk
> Sent: 25 Desember 1999 0:04
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> **
>
> New viruses/malware covered by this update (since last
> weekly update):
>
> Boot:
> Bolivian, RV
>
> Win95:
> Ylang.1024
>
> Win32:
> HLLW.Kill, IhSix.3048, Vulcano
>
> Linux: <<<<<<<<==============
> Siilov.5916
>
> I-Worm:
> NewApt.b,c
>
> IRC-Worm:
> Wass
>
> Word97:
> Bibdot, Ephen.b, Galero, Garble, IIS.q, Mxfiles.b,
> Nottice.ae, Opey.n, Panther.b,e, Proteced.g, Seqnum,
> Titasic.f, Verlor.b,c,d
>
> Trojan:
> BAT.Bombas, EraseA EraseBoot.a,b, EraseC.b,c,
> EraseHDD.b,c,d,e, EraseMBR.b, Format_2, FormatMBR,
> Nomode
> Win32: CureICQ
> Word97: Trojan.Caligula.e
>
> Backdoor:
> Ambush, BO_Installer, Drat, HackTack.e, LameSpy,
> SubSeven.21.c
>
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