The reason you don't see viruses for Linux is it's not worth writing
them. In order for a Linux virus to do any serious damage, it needs to
be run by the root account. Otherwise you only infect one users
directory, where's the pay-off in that? No it is far better to write
exploits that cause buffer overflows, exposing the system to widespread
attack and opening up the ports on Linux machines. I have seen a noticed
increase in that area over the last month or so. So don't feel ignored,
those wonderful dark underlings will get around to you sooner or later.
;)>

Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dlegion [mailto:dlegion@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:16 PM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: virus ?
> 
> 
> Is there a linux antivirus program outthere, does linux need 
> somthing like 
> that.  I'v been downloading and viewing all sorts of things 
> but have not ran 
> into a virus one!  I know that if I downloaded like this in 
> windows I would 
> have contracted a virus if I did not have some sort of protection.
> If linux does not need such a thing , Why?
> 
> Thank You.
> Aldis A Tuck
> 
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