On Dec 11, 2007 9:25 AM, Josef Lowder wrote: > Can you (or anyone) provide a list of viruses (virii) > that are known to have worked to cause damage on Linux > distros (Ubuntu and others)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_computer_viruses - First result on a google search for 'linux virus' Granted, most (if not all) of the items on that list are no longer a threat to a modern well-patched system, but it's still proof that virii can and have existed in the linux system. Most of the items there also take advantage in vulnerabilities of other systems on the box (such as Bind buffer overflow, etc), and if those programs aren't installed it's not an issue to worry about. Also, I think most of the rootkits that people use for backdoors could be seen as a virus-like behavior in the same sense that most spyware rootkits many windows systems as well. The fact that there are many rootkit checkers available on the net for various linux systems (and I'm sure most distro's would include their own, I know gentoo does) would help prove that such software can and does exist on the linux platform. As for there being no virus scanner for linux, McAffee has a command line scanner for *nix based systems, and freebyte also has some antivirus software that supposedly works on linux. Also, f-prot, bitdefender, and clamav all exist in the gentoo portage selection in app-antivirus which indicates that quite a few antivirus systems do exist on the linux platform. I do agree though, we shouldn't hold it against a company that didn't do a minimal bit of research and who just declared that the OS is virus free. It's a marketing strategy, since on a well-patched system it's highly likely that there are no known infections an average everyday user will need worry about. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss