One reason there are so many virus for Windoze is the sheer ubiquity of that O/S. Of course, since said O/S has also raised the ire of many a hacker, and many simply hate it, there are other motivations for hitting 'doze boxen. Now there is an alleged attack on Apache web servers runnning RH 6.2 and 7.0 Read more at: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1123000/1123827.stm> " ... The worm targets servers using version 6.2 and 7.0 of Redhat Linux. The program looks for well known loopholes in these versions and exploits them to copy itself on to the vulnerable machines. " Prediction: as Linux gains visibility and popularity, it will increasingly become a target for viruses and trojans. Only, the task of the perpetrator is far more difficult. AWAK, yt takes far greater cunnning to break into a well-secured *nix box than a 'dozie box. -rickw -- Rick Welykochy || Praxis Services Pty Limited "Tired of being a crash test dummy for Microsoft? Try Linux" -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
