A virus or two

[Doug Robinson]

Hello
    While browsing at the local electronic toy store the topic of
Linux arose. The man claimed that his linux system has had two viruses
find their way into his system in the last year.

    I have not heard much about nor experienced any such attacks on any of
my linux systems .

    What is the current state of the virus problem on the generic linux 
system and
should I become concerned enough to actually do something?

Thank you for your time.

dkr