Well, the simple answer is yes, a Linux box can get infected. I have had a root kit installed on our Asterisk PBX server once and it dialed up overseas on a weekend and make a $3,000 bill. Luckily I was not in charge of that server at that time. <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Doug Robinson <<a href="mailto:dkrr@telus.net">dkrr@telus.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> 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 -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>