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On 10/22/2011 05:07 PM, Adam Carter wrote: |
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>> there aren't any Linux viruses, |
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> Except for the ones listed on the page below, which is probably incomplete. |
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware |
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> But yeah, on a linux desktop (especially a Gentoo one) you don't need |
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> a virus scanner. Yet. |
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There are literally *millions* of Windows viruses. The Wikipedia page |
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just proves Linux has virtually no viruses, and those listed don't even |
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work anymore (exploits have been patched long ago.) Most existing Linux |
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malware targets servers (like PHP software exploits in forums, wikis, |
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etc) and desktop users don't need to worry. |
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Furthermore, even if there were enough Linux viruses to worry about, |
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there isn't a good way of getting infected. On Windows, you download |
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random executables from the net. On Gentoo, you install your stuff |
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through portage. It's nearly impossible to get infected. |
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