On Thu, 28 May 2015 11:34:44 -0400 Frank <debianl...@videotron.ca> wrote:
[cut] > > One more thing on this problem: > > Are there in fact any viruses that can infect Linux systems? I > know about rootkits but I gather they are rare. But the guys at my > ISP are so insistent I am beginning to wonder There are viruses that run on Linux. Wikipedia has a non-exhaustive list at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware#Viruses As Wikipedia points out, though, Linux tends to find it easier to close the vulnerability that allowed the virus to run in the first place. And, in many cases, vulnerabilities are found BEFORE they're exploited (compare that with Windows, were someone might find a vulnerability and start exploiting it and then no-one else might find the same problem for some years). > > Frank > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150528172631.164cd...@rocky.darac.org.uk
