Re: [Sheflug] Re: Is this a hoax?

[Craig Andrews <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 04 March 2002 10:56 am, you wrote:
> A very dangerous view point, and quite naive, IMHO. A virus could exist in
> various ways either as a trojan that a user installs, a worm that spreads
> due to a weakness in a program (witness the Morris worm of many years ago
> that brought down many sites due to a flaw in sendmail).

I agree whole heartedly here. Complacency is almost as bad as denial.

> Linux may be more inherently immune than Microsoft platforms, but it is not
> 100% immune.

The majority of virii around these days are trojans and worms. These are 
basic hacks which can cause a lot of problems. The only reason Linux has not 
had the virus impact of Windows is simply because a) LookOut express is not 
used on Linux, and b) There is no common mailer on Linux which allows 
execution of JS/VBS on view

Just because no-one has done it, doesn't mean it can't be done.

Craig
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