A virus or two

[Jason E. High]

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On 11/19/2010 01:56 PM, Doug Robinson wrote:
> 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
> 
I have been using Linux since RedHat 5.2 and can honestly say that I've
never seen a Linux machine infected by a virus.  I've heard that they
exist, and I have no reason to believe that they don't.  However, I find
it hard to believe that the man whom you are referencing was being
honest about having had two infections in the last year.

It's just not something that I worry about, and I doubt that you should
either.  As Linux becomes more widely adopted it may become more of an
issue, though.
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Jason E. High
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