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Fett101:

quote:Originally posted by The Master of Reality / Bob:
there is NO "virus" for Linux. therefore there is no "virus" scanner.
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Such arrogance can lead to ones downfall.

McAfee finds first known Linux virus  2/10/97

Redhat Virus

"Lax security measures have been blamed for the rash of infections. The three loopholes that the Redhat worm exploits have been known about for months and patches for them have been available for almost as long. Redhat itself issued a patch in September last year."

Better safe then sorry, I'd think

[ September 28, 2002: Message edited by: fett101 ]

Master of Reality:

quote:Originally posted by fett101:
[QB]McAfee finds first known Linux virus  2/10/97
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I dont understand how this would cause much destruction unless it is ran as root and if it can be run as root by itself then there must be a serious flaw somewhere in Linux.

 
quote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sci/tech/1123827.stm
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there is a difference between worms, viru, and trojans.

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