Re: virus' on the list
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 09:02:21AM +0200, BUIRA Etienne wrote:
> >
> > As we use Debian, I don't think there is the need for any company to
> > protect us. As far as I know, linux is immune to any virus, and that's
> > the main reason why I don't want to install windows on my machine.
>
> WRONG !!! Linux is not immune to any virus !!!
> The only things we can say is : on a Linux system under *appropriate* utilisation
> by *users and administrator(s)*, a virus can't propagate through users.
> But, if the virus is not a virus, but a worm, nobody's fully protected !
> Linux, as other software (hmmm, less than winblow), is not 100% secure, some exploits
> stay in the kernel, and must be detected and patched by a developer before any cracker.
> Second thing : Un*x users are generally more knowledge on computers (so, in security also).
>
> I don't have accessible good links about this topic, but Google is your friend ;o).
>
> Sorry for my (very) bad english. I hope you understand the genereal idea.
I think worm can't be deemed as virus, they are different species, and
if a virus can't spread effectively, it can not be called virus too. The
way *nix control the system make those virus nearly impossible to
propagate. Of course, nothing is absolute, and fortunately, virus has
not come to be a big issue to *nix.
--
Zeng Nan
Simple is Beautiful.
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