Using antivirus software is recommended, however many desktop users will be surprised to learn that they are actually part of a botnet transmitting virus or other information.  A good check would include all packet traffic out from the desktop, and a quick look at "lsof":

http://www.linuxthebest.com/2012/01/04/best-linux-antivirus-softwares-for-linux-users/

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
so should we all be worried about it, Lisa?
:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold@obnosis.com> wrote:
Hi Derek,

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Derek Trotter <expat.arizonan@gmail.com> wrote:
On 11/15/2012 03:46 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote:

Perhaps we should create a massive [Chinese] spam campaign that installs a bot-net to infect with http://sourceforge.net/projects/statix/ and track Linux desktops?

I've read of a few examples of malware written for MacOS.  Is there any malware out there that targets linux boxes?   If so, what kind of a threat is it to people who run linux at home?

Thanks

Yes, 

Malware exists that targets linux indirectly (as in browser and Adobe based) and directly.

Check out the online registry:  http://www.team-cymru.org/Services/MHR/





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