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



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Rick Welykochy || Praxis Services Pty Limited
"Tired of being a crash test dummy for Microsoft? Try Linux"


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