[gentoo-user] Re: Linux viruses

[Grant Edwards]

On 2013-07-08, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
> Walter Dnes wrote:
>
> Questions.  Can a virus infect the OS when running on Linux through
> java/javascript/flash?

Possibly.  It would require use of a privledge-escalation exploit
(which have been found in the past for Linux).

> Or would the infection at the least be limited to that user?

Usually.

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