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Linux Virus Alert

Posted by timothy on from the poisoned-herring-or-red-herring dept.

marcjw writes: "I don't see many of these (Linux virus alerts). In fact none in the six months or so since I've switched from MS. Maybe that's why this story from newsbytes caught my eye. At any rate, I'm not sure if this poses much of a threat to the general Linux community but it's always best to be forewarned."

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  1. Re:They're Trying So Hard... by wik · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    The only way a linux virus is ever going to do damage is if it gets into a package on a major distro's ftp and goes unnoticed.

    Kinda like GNOME?

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  2. Re:DOS 7 virus alert! by Arandir · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is is just be, or does it seem silly to give any time to a "virus" that requires you to run a binary while rooted?

    It's not silly at all. You do it all the time I suspect. I know I do. Do you run every new program, package and update in a jail or sandbox? If not, then shut up.

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