[School-GNU-Linux] How to write a Linux virus in 5 easy steps
- From: ipmurali@xxxxxxxxx
- To: schoolgnu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:10:48 +0000
There is this rumor going around that Linux is virus free. It is said that
the old-fashioned multi-user heritage of Linux (and other *nix OSs)
prevents malware, since users are not normally running their programs in
admin mode (as root user). We are reminded that execute bits are needed to
run anything – contrary to Windows – and that execute bits aren't set on
any attachments or files saved from emails or from a web-browser.
read full story here : http://www.geekzone.co.nz/foobar/6229
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